Jim McDonald stats

Last played for the Chicago White Sox, 1958

Pitcher

Age 99

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Jim McDonald played 9 MLB seasons, 1950 to 1958.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
136
W
24
L
27
ERA
4.27
IP
468.0
K
158
BB
231
WHIP
1.54
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.
1950BOS9103.7919.05101.74
1951BAL16474.0784.028461.55
1952NYY26343.5069.120401.60
1953NYY27973.82129.243391.29
1954NYY16413.1771.020451.39
1955BAL21357.1451.220302.05
1956CHW8028.6818.21071.93
1957CHW10012.0122.112101.25
1958CHW30019.292.1044.29

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

Career Postseason

GP
1
W
1
L
0
ERA
6.43
IP
7.0
K
3
BB
0
WHIP
1.71

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
15
SHO
3
K/9
3.0
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0
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.
1950BOS0002.40000
1951BAL0503.00000
1952NYY0102.60000
1953NYY0623.00000
1954NYY0312.50000
1955BAL0003.50000
1956CHW0004.80000
1957CHW0004.80000

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

Bio

Age
99 yearsMay 17, 1927
Debut
1950

What were Jim McDonald's career stats?

Jim McDonald played 9 seasons for the Red Sox, the Orioles, the Yankees and the White Sox. He had 24 wins and 158 strikeouts with a 4.27 ERA over 468.0 innings. His best season was 1953: 9 wins, a 3.82 ERA and 43 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

9 seasons, 1 postseason, 1950 to 1958

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