#98 James McDonald, Starting Pitcher, 35 yrs, Baltimore Orioles

#98 James McDonald, Starting Pitcher, 35 yrs, Baltimore Orioles
Thursday, 9/22/2020

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James McDonald

10/19/1984
35
USA,CA,Long Beach
6"5
200

Starting Pitcher
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1.5 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 3,210,000
2021
8 Year(s), 103 Days (1479 total Days)
169 Day(s)
10 Year(s), 170 Days (1890 total Days)
13 Year(s)
Not eligible
Out of Option Years

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	9	5	6	88-91 Mph
Versus LHB	9	5	6
Versus RHB	9	5	6
Talent	9	5	7

Pitching Ratings
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9
68
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	4	1	1	2
Versus LHP	1	4	1	1	2
Versus RHP	1	4	1	1	2
Talent	1	3	1	1	2

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3
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Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 6 (Range), .999 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
6/8	@COL	L 6-7	*	6	10	4	4	1	8
6/13	LAD	L 3-10	*	7.1	7	4	4	6	2	L
6/18	@CLE	L 2-7	*	5.2	8	6	6	4	3	L
6/22	@STL	W 10-4	*	7	5	2	1	2	10	W
6/27	STL	L 12-14	*	0	3	5	4	1	0	L
7/1	@KC	L 8-9	*	2	6	6	6	1	3	L
7/5	CHA	L 4-13	*	1.2	4	7	4	2	1	L
8/11	NYY	W 9-1		2	0	0	0	0	3
8/23	CHA	L 7-8	*	5.1	6	4	3	1	6
9/7	TEX	L 2-8		0.1	0	0	0	0	1

Pitching Stats 2020

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	24	22	4	11	0	6.51	113.1	138	93	82	61	87	1	4.5	0	5	22.7
Projected	25	23	4	11	0	6.51	118.0	144	97	86	64	91

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	2	2	15.8	11.0	6.9	4.8	13	3	23.1	2	0	.0	6.79

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	224	71	17	2	11	45	49	26	33	0	0	0	.317	.383	.558	.941
vs. RHB	231	67	11	1	13	41	44	35	54	0	0	0	.290	.381	.515	.896

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	11	9	1	5	0	6.46	46.0	56	39	33	23	32
Road	13	13	3	6	0	6.55	67.1	82	54	49	38	55
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	6	6	2	2	0	5.40	33.1	34	21	20	22	26
May	7	7	1	4	0	6.32	37.0	49	29	26	13	20
June	6	6	1	3	0	6.54	31.2	39	26	23	22	27
July	2	2	0	2	0	24.55	3.2	10	13	10	3	4
August	2	1	0	0	0	3.68	7.1	6	4	3	1	9
Sept./Oct.	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.1	0	0	0	0	1

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
2010	30	30	14	10	0	5.39	180.1	166	109	108	43	90	192	1	1	1.42	.274	CIN
2013	12	1	0	1	1	3.50	18.0	16	7	7	3	7	21	0	0	1.28	.317	CIN
2014	16	15	2	5	0	5.83	88.0	87	60	57	21	38	90	0	0	1.42	.288	CIN
2015	30	30	9	15	0	5.26	183.0	180	114	107	36	97	168	0	0	1.51	.292	CIN
2016	33	33	7	22	0	5.84	182.0	185	130	118	35	101	182	1	0	1.57	.301	CIN
2017	31	31	9	14	0	4.74	184.0	169	107	97	28	82	167	0	0	1.36	.275	CIN MIL
2018	31	31	8	9	0	4.65	193.2	194	105	100	23	78	182	1	0	1.40	.321	MIL
2019	28	28	9	14	0	4.78	171.1	174	99	91	26	83	150	0	0	1.50	.309	MIL
2020	24	22	4	11	0	6.51	113.1	138	93	82	24	61	87	1	0	1.76	.331	DET BAL
Total	235	221	62	101	1	5.25	1313.2	1309	824	767	239	637	1239	4	1	1.48	.299

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
2008, AAA	28	28	7	7	0	6.40	153.1	195	118	109	27	62	140	0	0	1.68	.361
2009, AAA	30	30	13	9	0	4.75	178.0	169	97	94	26	73	229	0	0	1.36	.332
2011, AAA	27	27	10	4	0	5.17	158.1	166	96	91	31	67	179	0	0	1.47	.328
2012, AAA	30	30	8	10	0	5.15	183.2	195	109	105	39	67	207	0	0	1.43	.329
2013, AAA	17	17	6	5	0	6.25	93.2	102	66	65	17	44	91	0	0	1.56	.323

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
2010	2	0	0	0	0	18.00	1.0	3	3	2	1	1	0	0
2013	3	0	0	0	0	2.45	3.2	3	1	1	1	4	0	0
2015	1	0	0	0	0	3.38	2.2	1	1	1	3	4	0	0
Total	6	0	0	0	0	4.91	7.1	7	5	4	5	9	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
2010	30	53	8	3	0	0	1	5	0	25	0	0	.151	.151	.208	.358	CIN
2013	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CIN
2014	16	25	4	1	0	0	3	2	1	6	0	0	.160	.185	.200	.385	CIN
2015	30	54	3	0	0	0	2	2	2	23	0	0	.056	.089	.056	.145	CIN
2016	33	47	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	23	0	0	.000	.060	.000	.060	CIN
2017	31	57	4	1	0	0	4	3	4	27	0	0	.070	.129	.088	.217	CIN MIL
2018	31	58	3	1	0	0	2	2	2	24	0	0	.052	.082	.069	.151	MIL
2019	28	51	4	3	0	0	0	2	0	20	0	0	.078	.078	.137	.216	MIL
2020	3	9	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	.111	.111	.222	.333	DET BAL
Total	214	355	27	10	0	0	12	18	12	151	0	0	.076	.105	.104	.210

Fielding Stats 2020

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RSTA

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Pitcher

.968

113.1

2.46

Player History

Signed as a free agent by Anaheim on 2/27/2008 to a minor league contract.
Injured on 6/24/2008 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week...
Traded from Anaheim to Cincinnati on 7/16/2008 (Going to CIN: P James McDonald. Going to ANA: C J.R. House, SS Erick Aybar)...
Had first career hit (double) on 4/16/2010, off Bryan Bullington (CGY)...
Had first career hit on 4/16/2010, off Bryan Bullington (CGY)...
Earned first career win on 4/16/2010...
Injured on 7/14/2011 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 5 days...
Injured on 5/25/2014 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 6-7 weeks...
1/29/2016: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
1/29/2017: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
Traded from Cincinnati to Milwaukee on 6/16/2017 (Going to MIL: P James McDonald, P Joe Black. Going to CIN: P Carlos Monasterios, P Bobby Cassevah)...
6/23/2017: Signed a contract extension with Milwaukee, $558,000 per year, for 2 years.
Injured on 5/5/2019 with a Strained Bicep Tendon, out for 3 weeks...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/2019, going 5-1, 1.84...
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/1/2020 to a 2-year deal worth $3,210,000 per year...
Traded from Detroit to Baltimore on 7/26/2020 (Going to DET: P Ex Pick. Going to BAL: P James McDonald)...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

Losses
2015 - 15 - 9th
2016 - 22 - 1st

BB
2010 - 90 - 3rd
2015 - 97 - 9th
2016 - 101 - 5th

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