James McDonald stats

Last played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 2013

Starting Pitcher · #55

Age 42 · 6' 5"

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James McDonald played 6 MLB seasons, 2008 to 2013.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
131
W
32
L
30
ERA
4.20
IP
512.1
K
442
BB
231
WHIP
1.40

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
2008LAD4000.006.0211.00
2009LAD45554.0063.054341.49
2010LAD/PIT15464.0271.268291.38
2011PIT31994.21171.0142781.49
2012PIT301284.21171.0151691.26
2013PIT6225.7629.225201.65

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
2
W
0
L
0
ERA
0.00
IP
5.1
K
7
BB
2
WHIP
0.94

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
37
CG
1
SHO
0
K/9
7.8
GB
608
FB
910
G/F
0.70
WP
19

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
2008LAD0003.04170.20
2009LAD0007.7861010.94
2010LAD/PIT5008.5691400.55
2011PIT15007.52093150.75
2012PIT15107.92022850.73
2013PIT2007.638520.72

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
42 yearsOct 19, 1984
Height
6' 5"
Debut
2008
Birthplace
Long Beach, CA
Draft
2002Rd 11, Pk 331
College
Golden West College

Latest performance

James McDonald

Apr 30 · @ MIL · L 12-8

IP
5.0
H
8
R
7
ER
7
BB
5
K
3
HR
0
ERA
5.76

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentIPHRERK
Tue, Apr 30atMILL 12-858773
Thu, Apr 25atPHIW 6-455334
Sat, Apr 20vsATLW 3-162119
Mon, Apr 15vsSTLL 10-61.28830
Tue, Apr 09atARIW 6-554445
Thu, Apr 04vsCHCL 3-272114

What were James McDonald's career stats?

James McDonald played 6 seasons for the Dodgers and the Pirates. He had 32 wins and 442 strikeouts with a 4.20 ERA over 512.1 innings. His best season was 2012: 12 wins, a 4.21 ERA and 151 strikeouts.

More on James McDonald

Playoff series

James McDonald played 2 games across 1 MLB postseason in one series — 0 won, 1 lost.

James McDonald's line in each playoff series
SeasonOppSeriesGIPIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.HH: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.ERER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error.KK: Batters this pitcher struck out.
2008PHILost 0-225.1307

What the columns mean: IP · H · ER · K

Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.