Jim McDonald

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1950-1958)

W–L 24–27
ERA 4.27
WHIP 1.54
SO 158
Pitcher PIV 566.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 185 lb
Born
5/17/1927 in Grants Pass, OR, USA
Died
10/23/2004 in Kingman, AZ, USA
MLB Debut
1950-07-27
Last Game
1958-04-26

Full name: Jimmie LeRoy McDonald

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
24 27 136 55 15 3 1 468.0 489 222 24 231 158 4.27 566.9

Career ERA 4.27 vs. league average 3.98 across their career seasons — 7.4% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1950 BOS AL 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 19.0 23 8 10 5 3.79 4.36 (+13%) -57.0
1951 SLA AL 4 7 16 11 5 0 1 84.0 84 38 46 28 4.07 4.04 (-1%) -547.8
1952 NYA AL 3 4 26 5 1 0 0 69.3 71 27 40 20 3.50 3.70 (+5%) -200.8
1953 NYA AL 9 7 27 18 6 2 0 129.7 128 55 39 43 3.82 4.14 (+8%) 2942.5
1954 NYA AL 4 1 16 10 3 1 0 71.0 54 25 45 20 3.17 3.90 (+19%) -763.9
1955 BAL AL 3 5 21 8 0 0 0 51.7 76 41 30 20 7.14 4.00 (-79%) -769.0
1956 CHA AL 0 2 8 3 0 0 0 18.7 29 18 7 10 8.68 3.96 (-119%) -5.6
1957 CHA AL 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 22.3 18 5 10 12 2.01 3.83 (+47%) -31.5
1958 CHA AL 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2.3 6 5 4 0 19.29 — 0.0
Career · 9 seasons 24 27 136 55 15 3 1 468.0 489 222 231 158 4.27 — 567

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
139 128 14 23 5 1 0 10 0 18 48 .180 .281 .234 .515 0

Career AVG .180 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 30.8% below league average.

Career OBP .281 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — 15.5% below league average.

Career SLG .234 vs. league average .391 across their career seasons — 40.1% below league average.

Career OPS .515 vs. league average .724 across their career seasons — 28.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1950 BOS AL 9 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .333 — — — — 0.0
1951 SLA AL 17 29 1 6 1 1 0 3 0 1 7 .207 — — — — 0.0
1952 NYA AL 26 19 3 6 3 0 0 3 0 3 6 .316 — — — — 0.0
1953 NYA AL 29 41 2 4 0 0 0 4 0 2 18 .098 — — — — 0.0
1954 NYA AL 16 19 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 9 .211 — — — — 0.0
1955 BAL AL 21 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 .182 — — — — 0.0
1956 CHA AL 8 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
1957 CHA AL 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1958 CHA AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 9 seasons 139 128 14 23 5 1 0 10 0 18 48 .180 — — — — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 .500

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1953 WS NYA 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 .500

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 0 1 1 0 7.7 12 5 0 3 5.87

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1953 WS NYA 1 0 1 1 0 7.7 12 5 0 3 5.87

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home62547903.167
Away777471407.189

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home61212.0215104108934.42
Away75256.0274124123654.36

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1958-04-26 CHWKC1L 000000000
1958-04-20 CHWKC1L 000000000
1958-04-18 CHWKC1W 000000000
1957-09-29 CHWCLEL 000000000
1957-09-25 CHWDETL 000000000
1957-09-23 CHWKC1L 100000001
1957-09-21 CHWCLEW 000000010
1957-09-19 CHWMINW 000000000
1957-09-13 CHWNYYL 000000000
1957-09-10 CHWBOSL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1958-04-26 CHWKC1 — 0.1130200
1958-04-20 CHWKC1 — 1.0111200
1958-04-18 CHWKC1 — 1.0444001
1957-09-29 CHWCLE — 2.0310110
1957-09-25 CHWDET — 3.0211131
1957-09-23 CHWKC1 L 2.1411100
1957-09-21 CHWCLE — 4.0322121
1957-09-19 CHWMIN — 2.0000010
1957-09-13 CHWNYY — 2.0000110
1957-09-10 CHWBOS — 2.0100100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 136 21 39 113 6 13

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1950 BOS P 9 0 3 7 0 0
1951 SLA P 16 0 9 16 2 1
1952 NYA P 26 0 7 24 0 1
1953 NYA P 27 0 7 30 1 6
1954 NYA P 16 10 7 14 0 2
1955 BAL P 21 8 2 15 1 2
1956 CHA P 8 3 1 3 1 0
1957 CHA P 10 0 3 3 1 0
1958 CHA P 3 0 0 1 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 136

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Jim McDonald (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Mike Nagy
    20-13, 4.15 ERA
  2. 96
    Leo Dickerman
    19-27, 4.00 ERA
  3. 93
    Julio Moreno
    18-22, 4.25 ERA
  4. 85
    Bill Piercy
    27-43, 4.26 ERA
  5. 80
    Bob Brown
    16-21, 4.48 ERA
  6. 77
    Harry Taylor
    19-21, 4.10 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Jim McDonald

What years did Jim McDonald play?
Jim McDonald played in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1958.
Was Jim McDonald a pitcher?
Yes. Jim McDonald pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 158 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jim McDonald hit?
Jim McDonald hit 0 career home runs with 23 hits.