James McDonald

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-5, 205lb (196cm, 92kg)

Born: October 19, 1984 in Long Beach, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 11th round of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from Long Beach Polytechnic HS (Long Beach, CA).

High School: Long Beach Polytechnic HS (Long Beach, CA)

School: Golden West College (Huntington Beach, CA)

Debut: September 17, 2008 (Age 23-334d, 19,467th in major league history)
vs. PIT 1.0 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 1, 2013 (Age 28-194d)
vs. MIL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2009 season

Agents: Hendricks Sports

Full Name: James Zell McDonald

Twitter: @JamesZ53

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

Relatives: Cousin of Darnell McDonald, Donzell McDonald

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.5

ERA

4.20

131

512.1

442

WHIP

1.401

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Team Record in Appearances: 15-15 / in Starts: 15-14

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

2012 Pitching Game Log

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2012 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	96	3	Apr 8	PIT		PHI	W,5-4	GS-6		99	6.0	4	2	2	2	3	1	0	3.00	5.26	23	82	51	10	3	13	5	1	0	0	57			0	0	0	20	1	0	1	1	0	0	.88	0.033	.80	0.02%	0.71	1t start tie	6t 3 out d1
2	97	7	Apr 13	PIT	@	SFG	L,0-5	GS-6	L(0-1)	4	5.2	6	3	3	3	1	0	0	3.86	4.81	24	88	43	8	5	3	17	4	1	0	43			0	1	0	21	2	0	1	0	0	0	.60	-0.128	.49	-0.06%	-1.01	1b start tie	6b -23 2 out d3
3	98	12	Apr 18	PIT	@	ARI	W,2-1	GS-4		4	4.0	3	1	1	1	2	0	0	3.45	4.31	16	79	46	10	4	3	10	4	2	0	53			0	0	0	15	0	1	0	0	0	0	.85	0.074	.68	0.04%	0.96	1b start tie	4b 3 out d1
4	99	17	Apr 25(1)	PIT		COL	L,1-2	GS-7		6	7.0	1	1	1	3	8	0	1	2.78	3.76	25	101	53	17	11	5	8	2	0	0	76			0	0	0	20	0	0	0	1	1	0	1.24	0.183	1.07	0.10%	2.16	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
5	100	22	Apr 30	PIT	@	ATL	W,9-3	GS-8	W(1-1)	4	7.2	7	3	3	2	10	1	0	2.97	3.56	31	114	72	21	15	8	11	4	0	0	61			0	1	0	29	3	0	0	0	0	0	.79	0.017	.64	0.01%	0.57	1b start tie	8b -2- 2 out a6
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	101	27	May 5	PIT		CIN	W,3-2	GS-7	W(2-1)	4	6.1	6	1	1	2	7	0	0	2.70	3.26	24	99	67	19	14	9	6	2	0	0	62			0	0	0	22	1	1	0	2	0	0	1.04	0.188	.85	0.09%	1.68	1t start tie	7t 1-- 1 out a1
7	102	32	May 11	PIT		HOU	L,0-1	GS-8	L(2-2)	5	8.0	4	1	1	2	8	0	0	2.42	3.00	28	107	73	17	12	10	8	3	1	0	76			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	1	0	0	.74	0.264	.59	0.13%	2.61	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
8	103	38	May 17	PIT	@	WSN	W,5-3	GS-6	W(3-2)	5	5.2	4	3	3	1	11	0	0	2.68	2.64	22	86	60	15	13	3	7	2	0	0	59			0	0	0	21	2	1	0	0	0	0	.95	-0.015	.76	-0.01%	-0.47	1b start a 1	6b --3 2 out a1
9	104	43	May 22	PIT		NYM	L,2-3	GS-7		4	7.0	4	1	1	2	8	0	0	2.51	2.52	26	104	71	20	10	8	8	2	1	0	71			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	.91	0.252	.85	0.14%	2.16	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
10	105	48	May 28	PIT		CIN	W,4-1	GS-8	W(4-2)	5	8.0	5	0	0	1	5	0	0	2.20	2.48	29	103	65	14	12	12	11	3	1	0	76			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	1	0	0	.82	0.267	.92	0.18%	3.61	1t start tie	8t 3 out a4
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
11	106	53	Jun 3	PIT	@	MIL	W,6-5	GS-6	W(5-2)	5	6.0	4	3	1	1	8	1	0	2.14	2.53	24	100	60	20	8	3	12	3	1	0	63			1	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	1	.98	0.025	1.02	0.02%	-0.01	1b start tie	6b 3 out a2
12	107	58	Jun 9	PIT		KCR	W,5-3	GS-4		5	4.0	5	3	3	2	2	1	0	2.39	2.76	19	76	46	12	3	5	10	2	3	0	40			2	0	0	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.02	-0.159	1.20	-0.11%	-1.19	1t start tie	4t 3 out d3
13	108	63	Jun 15	PIT	@	CLE	L,0-2	GS-6	L(5-3)	5	6.0	3	1	1	2	5	0	0	2.32	2.74	23	101	54	18	6	3	13	3	2	0	65			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	.81	0.151	.98	0.11%	1.79	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
14	109	68	Jun 21	PIT		MIN	W,9-1	CG	W(6-3)	5	9.0	6	1	1	0	5	0	1	2.19	2.70	33	120	76	20	10	12	15	5	3	0	76			1	0	0	32	2	0	0	1	0	1	.58	0.210	.74	0.16%	3.07	1t start tie	9t 3 out a8
15	110	74	Jun 27	PIT	@	PHI	W,11-7	GS-6	W(7-3)	5	5.2	6	4	4	2	3	2	0	2.44	2.99	24	100	62	20	5	8	11	6	0	0	42			1	1	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	.70	-0.020	.90	-0.02%	-1.31	1b start tie	6b 1-- 2 out a4
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
16	111	79	Jul 2	PIT		HOU	W,11-2	GS-7	W(8-3)	4	7.0	4	2	2	5	4	1	0	2.45	3.19	30	110	64	22	9	9	12	6	1	0	60			0	0	0	25	1	0	1	1	0	1	.95	0.119	1.43	0.11%	1.16	1t start tie	7t 3 out a7
17	112	84	Jul 7	PIT		SFG	W,3-1	GS-7	W(9-3)	4	7.0	4	1	1	0	10	0	0	2.37	3.00	24	106	77	20	14	9	5	2	1	0	75			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	1	0	0	.92	0.284	1.46	0.27%	2.16	1t start tie	7t 3 out a2
18	113	86	Jul 13	PIT	@	MIL	L,7-10	GS-5		5	4.2	8	5	4	5	2	1	0	2.59	3.22	26	109	63	12	10	11	8	3	2	0	27			0	0	0	20	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.12	-0.220	1.86	-0.22%	-1.94	1b start tie	5b 12- 2 out a2
19	114	91	Jul 18	PIT	@	COL	W,9-6	GS-5	W(10-3)	4	5.0	9	6	6	4	2	2	0	2.93	3.50	28	108	60	18	7	8	14	7	1	0	23			0	0	0	24	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.04	-0.268	1.69	-0.26%	-3.22	1b start tie	5b 3 out a3
20	115	96	Jul 24	PIT		CHC	L,1-5	GS-6	L(10-4)	5	6.0	5	5	5	3	6	2	0	3.15	3.66	26	87	57	18	9	9	8	3	0	0	45			1	0	0	23	1	0	1	0	0	0	.92	-0.284	1.38	-0.26%	-2.29	1t start tie	6t 3 out d4
21	116	101	Jul 29	PIT	@	HOU	L,5-9	GS-5	L(10-5)	4	5.0	6	5	5	7	5	1	0	3.38	3.82	27	110	59	18	11	8	7	2	0	0	33			0	0	0	19	3	1	1	1	1	0	.99	-0.365	1.42	-0.31%	-2.62	1b start tie	5b 3 out d3
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
22	117	106	Aug 4	PIT	@	CIN	L,4-5	GS-6		5	6.0	7	4	3	1	7	0	0	3.42	3.71	26	98	61	16	8	8	10	4	2	0	50			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.02	-0.123	2.04	-0.15%	-1.03	1b start tie	6b 3 out tie
23	118	112	Aug 10	PIT		SDP	L,8-9	GS-5		5	4.1	7	7	7	1	4	2	0	3.77	3.84	21	87	56	8	10	8	8	1	2	0	24			0	0	0	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	.73	-0.349	1.22	-0.35%	-4.98	1t start tie	5t --- 1 out tie
24	119	119	Aug 17	PIT	@	STL	W,2-1	GS-6	W(11-5)	6	6.0	2	0	0	3	7	0	0	3.61	3.77	21	87	54	21	8	5	6	2	2	0	72			0	0	0	18	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.00	0.343	1.94	0.40%	2.79	1b start tie	6b 3 out a2
25	120	124	Aug 22	PIT	@	SDP	L,2-4	GS-5	L(11-6)	4	5.0	5	4	4	5	2	0	0	3.73	3.82	24	92	57	20	2	6	11	3	2	0	38			4	1	0	18	2	0	0	1	1	1	.83	-0.240	1.15	-0.20%	-1.84	1b start tie	5b 3 out d3
26	121	129	Aug 28	PIT		STL	W,9-0	GS-7	W(12-6)	5	7.0	2	0	0	1	6	0	0	3.57	3.74	23	97	66	17	6	6	10	3	2	0	78			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	1	0	0	.52	0.244	.70	0.20%	3.16	1t start tie	7t 3 out a8
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
27	122	133	Sep 2	PIT	@	MIL	L,8-12	GS-3	L(12-7)	4	2.2	6	8	7	1	6	4	0	3.90	3.99	16	63	40	10	11	2	7	1	0	0	21			0	0	0	15	1	0	0	0	0	1	.71	-0.578	.82	-0.40%	-6.61	1b start a 1	3b --- 2 out d4
28	123	138	Sep 8	PIT		CHC	L,3-4	GS-6		5	5.2	7	3	3	2	2	1	1	3.93	4.07	26	90	56	17	4	9	12	5	2	0	43			2	0	0	21	2	0	0	1	1	0	1.26	-0.128	1.31	-0.08%	-0.86	1t start tie	6t -23 2 out d1
29	124	143	Sep 14	PIT	@	CHC	L,4-7	GS-4	L(12-8)	5	3.2	5	4	4	4	2	0	0	4.05	4.09	20	83	43	12	4	1	13	5	1	0	33			0	0	0	16	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.13	0.002	.67	0.00%	0.16	1b start tie	4b 123 2 out d1
30	125	150	Sep 21	PIT	@	HOU	L,1-7	6-6		6	0.0	2	3	3	1	0	1	1	4.21	4.21	4	15	6	1	1	0	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.19	-0.070	.01	0.00%	-3.34	6b --- 0 out d3	6b 1-3 0 out d5
							15-15		W-L:12-8	4.7	171.0	147	85	80	69	151	21	4	4.21	4.21	713	2802	61%	17%	9%	0.72		19%	7%	0	53	0	---%	12	4	0	631	35	5	6	15	4	5	.89	-0.291	1.09	-0.47%	-3.95

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