James McDonald
James Zell McDonald
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: October 19, 1984 in Long Beach, CA
High School: Polytechnic (Long 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
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
2008 23 LAD NL 0 0 0.00 4 0 1 0 0 0 6.0 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 24 1.000 7.5 0.0 1.5 3.0 2.00
2009 24 LAD NL 5 5 .500 4.00 45 4 10 0 0 0 63.0 60 34 28 6 34 5 54 5 0 4 280 99 1.492 8.6 0.9 4.9 7.7 1.59
2 Seasons 5 5 .500 3.65 49 4 11 0 0 0 69.0 65 34 28 6 35 5 56 5 0 4 304 109 1.449 8.5 0.8 4.6 7.3 1.60
162 Game Avg. 6 6 .500 3.65 63 5 14 0 0 0 89 83 44 36 8 45 6 72 6 0 5 390 109 1.449 8.5 0.8 4.6 7.3 1.60

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
2008 23 LAD NL NLCS L PHI 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 21 0.938 5.1 0.0 3.4 11.8 3.50
1 NLCS 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 21 0.938 5.1 0.0 3.4 11.8 3.50

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2008 23 LAD NL 4 24 22 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .227 .261 .273 .534 .250 6 0 0 1 0 0
2009 24 LAD NL 45 280 236 34 60 9 0 6 4 2 34 54 .254 .356 .369 .725 .302 87 5 5 2 3 5
2 Seasons 49 304 258 34 65 10 0 6 4 2 35 56 .252 .349 .360 .709 .296 93 5 5 3 3 5
162 Game Avg. 63 390 331 44 83 13 0 8 5 3 45 72 .252 .349 .360 .709 .296 119 6 6 4 4 6
MLB Averages .262 .333 .418 .751 .299

Starting Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
2009 24 LAD NL 45 4 1 1 2 1 0 3 1 .750 0 1 0 0 0 0% 40 54 32 23 11 1 2 8.5 8.3 3.3 74 2 2 0 0 96
1 Season 45 4 1 1 2 1 0 3 1 .750 0 1 0 0 0 0% 40 54 32 23 11 1 2 8.5 8.3 3.3 74 2 2 0 0 96
MLB Averages .500 48% 49 98 -8 4.7 4.7 5.8 95

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
2008 23 LAD NL 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.394 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 4 2 0 2 0 4.5 24
2009 24 LAD NL 45 41 10 4 4 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 50% 7 1.008 12 10 18 15 11 15 6 35 14 9 14 7 3.6 21
2 Seasons 49 45 11 4 4 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 50% 0.960 12 11 20 17 11 17 6 39 16 9 16 7 3.7 21

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
2008 23 LAD NL 24 75% 0.0% 8.3% 4.2% 4.2% 20% 0.18 0.33 83% 24% 0.0% 12% 3 0 0%
2009 24 LAD NL 280 41% 2.1% 19.3% 12.1% 5.4% 25% 0.81 0.81 64% 14% 7.1% 16% 56 5 9%
2 Seasons 304 44% 2.0% 18.4% 11.5% 5.3% 25% 0.72 0.74 65% 15% 6.0% 15% 59 5 8%
MLB Averages 55% 2.7% 18.0% 8.9% 7.9% 34% 0.78 1.06 69% 19% 7.8% 13% 11%

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

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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 1st% 30% 30c 30s 02% 02c 02s 02h L/SO 3pK 4pW PAu Pitu Stru
2008 23 LAD NL 24 95 3.96 60 63% 22% 15% 28% 35% 78% 0% 49% 81% 50% 0% 0 0 21% 5 3 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2009 24 LAD NL 280 1141 4.08 683 60% 28% 17% 28% 27% 72% 3% 43% 77% 55% 5% 15 6 23% 64 36 4 20% 10 5 0 0 0
2 Seasons 304 1236 4.07 743 60% 27% 17% 28% 28% 73% 3% 44% 77% 54% 5% 15 6 23% 69 39 5 20% 10 5 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.83 62% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 80% 58% 5% 22% 25%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
2008 23 LAD NL 24 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 24 LAD NL 280 60 5 1 6 0 13 6 0 1 5 19 10 4 53% 4 4 0 96 4 2 67% 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 0
2 Seasons 304 65 5 1 6 0 13 6 0 1 5 19 10 4 53% 4 4 0 107 4 2 67% 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 0
MLB Averages 52% 72%

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
2008 23 0 0 0.00 4 0 1 0 0 0 6.0 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 24 1.000 7.5 0.0 1.5 3.0 2.00
2009 24 5 5 .500 3.65 49 4 11 0 0 0 69.0 65 34 28 6 35 5 56 5 0 4 304 109 1.449 8.5 0.8 4.6 7.3 1.60 109

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
2008 23 0 0 0.00 6.0 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.833 6.0 1.5 3.0 2.00 0.0 4
2009 24 3 3 .500 4.20 60.0 60 31 28 6 34 51 5 1.567 9.0 5.1 7.7 1.50 0.9 45
2 Seasons 3 3 .500 3.82 66.0 64 31 28 6 35 53 5 1.500 8.7 7.2 1.51 0.8 49

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