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James McDonald

James Zell McDonald (twitter: @JamesZ53)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: October 19, 1984 in Long Beach, CA
High School: Polytechnic HS (Long Beach, CA)
School: Golden West College (Huntington Beach, CA)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 11th round of the 2002 amateur draft.
Signed May 26, 2003. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 17, 2008
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Dodgers 2008-2012
2012 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$503k (12) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 2.080, Arb Eligible: 2013, Free Agent: 2016 [*],
Relatives: Cousin of Darnell McDonald and Cousin of Donzell McDonald
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2008 23 LAD NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2009 24 LAD NL 45 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
2010 25 TOT NL 15 23 21 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 .048 .091 .095 .186 -49 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
2010 25 LAD NL 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2010 25 PIT NL 11 22 20 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 .050 .095 .100 .195 -47 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
2011 26 PIT NL 31 63 55 3 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 29 .091 .138 .109 .247 -30 6 3 0 5 0 0 1
2012 27 PIT NL 11 23 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 .100 .143 .100 .243 -31 2 1 0 2 0 0 1
5 Yrs 106 119 105 6 8 2 0 0 3 0 0 5 58 .076 .118 .095 .213 -40 10 5 0 9 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 182 160 9 12 3 0 0 5 0 0 8 89 .076 .118 .095 .213 -40 15 8 0 14 0 0
PIT (3 yrs) 53 108 95 6 8 2 0 0 3 0 0 5 51 .084 .130 .105 .235 -33 10 4 0 8 0 0
LAD (3 yrs) 53 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 1 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
2008 23 LAD NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
2009 24 LAD NL 45 10 -3 0 -0 0 1 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .496 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $400,750 1
2010 25 LAD NL 4 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .495 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
2010 25 PIT NL 11 22 -4 0 0 0 3 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.1 .489 .499 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ 1
2011 26 PIT NL 31 63 -10 -0 -1 0 8 -3 -0.3 2 -1 -0.3 .489 .498 -0.3 0.0 -1 $443,000 1
2012 27 PIT NL 11 23 -3 0 0 0 3 0 0.0 1 1 0.0 .502 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ 1
5 Seasons 106 119 -21 -0 -1 0 16 -6 -0.6 3 -3 -0.6 .494 .499 -0.6 0.0 -2 $843,750
PIT (3 yrs) 53 108 -18 -0 -1 0 14 -4 -0.4 3 -1 -0.4 .492 .499 -0.4 0.0 -1 $443,000
LAD (3 yrs) 53 11 -3 0 -0 0 1 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .497 .500 -0.2 0.0 -1 $400,750

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
2009 24 LAD NL 10 11 0 0.0 102 .000 .000 .260 .000 .332 .000 .413 .000 .745 -100 .000 -2.6 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
2010 25 TOT NL 23 21 0 0.0 100 .111 .048 .259 .091 .329 .095 .409 .186 .738 -49 .000 -4.4 -0.5 .150 .095 .048
2010 25 LAD NL 1 1 0 0.0 99 .000 .257 .000 .327 .000 .405 .000 .732 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
2010 25 PIT NL 22 20 0 0.0 101 .111 .050 .260 .095 .329 .100 .409 .195 .738 -47 .000 -4.2 -0.4 .158 .100 .050
2011 26 PIT NL 63 58 1 0.5 95 .192 .091 .254 .138 .321 .109 .396 .247 .717 -30 .016 -9.7 -1.0 .170 .073 .018
2012 27 PIT NL 23 21 0 0.0 96 .222 .100 .254 .143 .321 .100 .401 .243 .722 -31 .000 -3.6 -0.4 .158 .050 .000
5 Yrs 119 111 1 0.2 97 .170 .076 .256 .118 .324 .095 .401 .213 .725 -40 .005 -20.3 -2.1 .147 .067 .019
162 Game Avg. 182 170 2 0.2 97 .170 .076 .256 .118 .324 .095 .401 .213 .725 -40 .005 -20.3 -2.1 .147 .067 .019
PIT (3 yrs) 108 99 1 0.3 96 .182 .084 .255 .130 .323 .105 .400 .235 .723 -33 .006 -17.5 -1.8 .165 .074 .021
LAD (3 yrs) 11 12 0 0.0 102 .000 .000 .260 .000 .332 .000 .412 .000 .743 -100 .000 -2.8 -0.3 .000 .000 .000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2008 23 LAD NL NLCS PHI L 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
2009 24 LAD NL 10 0.0% 60.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.5 30% 0%
2010 25 TOT NL 23 0.0% 52.2% 4.4% 4.4% 100% 12.00 1.8 0.50 0.57 39% 10% 0.0% 50%
2010 25 LAD NL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0.00 0%
2010 25 PIT NL 22 0.0% 50.0% 4.6% 4.6% 100% 11.00 1.8 0.50 0.67 41% 10% 0.0% 50%
2011 26 PIT NL 63 0.0% 46.0% 4.8% 1.6% 20% 9.67 1.9 18.3 4.20 8.67 41% 6% 0.0% 0%
2012 27 PIT NL 23 0.0% 47.8% 4.4% 0.0% 0% 11.00 1.8 6.00 3.50 39% 0% 0.0% 0%
5 Yrs 119 0.0% 48.7% 4.2% 1.7% 25% 11.60 1.8 35.0 2.75 3.50 40% 5% 0.0% 25%
MLB Averages 2.6% 18.2% 8.5% 7.7% 33% 2.14 4.9 34.8 8.0 0.80 1.08 69% 19% 7.5% 13%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
2008 23 LAD NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 24 LAD NL -2.6 -0.2 10 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 .63 -0.3 -0.0 -4.2 -0.4 1.21 -3.3 0
2010 25 TOT NL -4.4 -0.5 23 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 .94 -0.4 -0.0 -4.4 -0.4 0.86 -4.7 0
2010 25 LAD NL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 1.39 -0.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.0 1.12 -0.2 0
2010 25 PIT NL -4.2 -0.4 22 -0.4 0.0 -0.5 .92 -0.4 -0.0 -4.1 -0.4 0.85 -4.5 0
2011 26 PIT NL -9.9 -1.0 64 -0.9 0.6 -1.5 1.09 -1.0 0.1 -11.3 -1.2 1.09 -9.9 0
2012 27 PIT NL -3.6 -0.4 23 -0.3 0.1 -0.5 .94 -0.4 -0.0 -3.6 -0.4 0.87 -3.6 2.20 1
5 Yrs -20.5 -2.1 120 -1.9 0.8 -2.7 .99 -2.1 0.1 -23.5 -2.4 1.01 -21.4 2.20 1

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
2009 24 LAD NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 25 TOT NL 0 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
2010 25 LAD NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 25 PIT NL 0 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
2011 26 PIT NL 0 0 38% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
2012 27 PIT NL 1 0 33% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Yrs 1 0 46% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 25% 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 0

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
2009 24 LAD NL 10 90% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 3 1 33% 4 1 25% 11 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
2010 25 TOT NL 23 65% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 3 0 0% 3 0 0% 16 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2010 25 LAD NL 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2010 25 PIT NL 22 68% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 15 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2011 26 PIT NL 63 73% 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 100% 9 3 33% 10 1 10% 44 3 7% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
2012 27 PIT NL 23 83% 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 50% 6 1 17% 5 0 0% 11 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
5 Yrs 119 75% 8 3 0 1 0 0 0 2.20 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 13 9 69% 21 5 24% 22 2 9% 82 3 4% 5 0 0% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 55% 68% 11% 32% 14% 51% 56%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
2009 24 LAD NL 10 42 4.20 29 69% 45% 7% 34% 14% 55% 0% 38% 88% 40% 0% 0 0 10% 1 1 10% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
2010 25 TOT NL 23 89 3.87 61 69% 46% 15% 23% 16% 54% 0% 37% 73% 26% 4% 1 0 13% 3 0 13% 3 1 42% 0 0 0
2010 25 LAD NL 1 4 4.00 3 75% 0% 0% 100% 0% 100% 0% 75% 100% 100% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
2010 25 PIT NL 22 85 3.86 58 68% 48% 16% 19% 17% 52% 0% 35% 70% 23% 5% 1 0 14% 3 0 14% 3 1 45% 0 0 0
2011 26 PIT NL 63 251 3.98 180 72% 38% 18% 27% 17% 62% 0% 45% 71% 41% 0% 0 0 5% 3 0 6% 4 1 38% 0 0 0
2012 27 PIT NL 23 77 3.35 56 73% 45% 25% 11% 20% 55% 0% 40% 55% 35% 0% 0 0 4% 1 0 0% 0 0 64% 0 0 0
4 Yrs 119 459 3.86 326 71% 41% 17% 24% 17% 59% 0% 42% 70% 37% 1% 1 0 7% 8 1 7% 8 3 50% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.81 63% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 79% 27% 5% 15% 9% 25%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2009 24 49 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 1 0 0
2010 25 64 33 30 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 .033 .065 .067 .131 -64 2 1 0 2 0 0
2011 26 95 96 85 5 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 4 47 .071 .112 .094 .206 -42 8 4 0 7 0 0
2012 27 106 119 105 6 8 2 0 0 3 0 0 5 58 .076 .118 .095 .213 -40 10 5 0 9 0 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
2009 24 45 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 45
2010 25 15 23 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 .000 .045 .000 .045 0 15
2011 26 31 65 56 4 6 1 0 0 4 0 4 29 .107 .167 .125 .292 1 31
2012 27 11 23 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 .000 .048 .000 .048 0 11
4 Yrs 102 121 106 4 6 1 0 0 4 0 6 58 .057 .107 .066 .173 1 102
162 Game Avg. 162 192 168 6 10 2 0 0 6 0 10 92 .057 .107 .066 .173 2 102

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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