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.
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Debut: September 17, 2008 (Age 23)
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Dodgers 2008-2013
2013 Contract Status: 1st-Year Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$3.03M (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 3.080, Arb Eligible: 2014, Free Agent: 2016 [*], Agents: Hendricks Sports [*]
Relatives: Cousin of Darnell McDonald and Cousin of Donzell McDonald
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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | 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 | 100 | 1.492 | 8.6 | 0.9 | 4.9 | 7.7 | 1.59 | |
| 2010 | 25 | TOT | NL | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4.02 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71.2 | 70 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 29 | 5 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 306 | 101 | 1.381 | 8.8 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 8.5 | 2.34 | |
| 2010 | 25 | LAD | NL | 0 | 1 | .000 | 8.22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 49 | 2.087 | 12.9 | 1.2 | 5.9 | 8.2 | 1.40 | |
| 2010 | 25 | PIT | NL | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3.52 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64.0 | 59 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 24 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 268 | 115 | 1.297 | 8.3 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 8.6 | 2.54 | |
| 2011 | 26 | PIT | NL | 9 | 9 | .500 | 4.21 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.0 | 176 | 86 | 80 | 24 | 78 | 4 | 142 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 754 | 88 | 1.485 | 9.3 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 7.5 | 1.82 | |
| 2012 | 27 | PIT | NL | 12 | 8 | .600 | 4.21 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.0 | 147 | 85 | 80 | 21 | 69 | 6 | 151 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 713 | 88 | 1.263 | 7.7 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 7.9 | 2.19 | |
| 2013 | 28 | PIT | NL | 2 | 2 | .500 | 5.76 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.2 | 29 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 138 | 62 | 1.652 | 8.8 | 0.3 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 1.25 | |
| 6 Yrs | 32 | 30 | .516 | 4.20 | 131 | 82 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 512.1 | 487 | 261 | 239 | 56 | 231 | 21 | 442 | 19 | 1 | 19 | 2215 | 91 | 1.401 | 8.6 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 7.8 | 1.91 | ||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 10 | 10 | .516 | 4.20 | 42 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 155 | 83 | 76 | 18 | 74 | 7 | 141 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 707 | 91 | 1.401 | 8.6 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 7.8 | 1.91 | ||||
| PIT (4 yrs) | 27 | 24 | .529 | 4.21 | 78 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 435.2 | 411 | 220 | 204 | 49 | 191 | 15 | 379 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 1873 | 89 | 1.382 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 7.8 | 1.98 | ||||
| LAD (3 yrs) | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4.11 | 53 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76.2 | 76 | 41 | 35 | 7 | 40 | 6 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 342 | 99 | 1.513 | 8.9 | 0.8 | 4.7 | 7.4 | 1.58 | ||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | IP | G | GS | R | RA9 | RA9opp | RA9def | RA9role | PPFp | RA9avg | RAA | WAA | WAAadj | WAR | RAR | waaWL% | 162WL% | Awards | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 23 | LAD | NL | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.08 | -0.09 | -0.30 | 98.2 | 3.80 | 3 | 0.3 | .3 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 3 | .568 | .502 | ||
| 2009 | 24 | LAD | NL | 63.0 | 45 | 4 | 34 | 4.86 | 4.46 | 0.09 | -0.22 | 98.0 | 4.06 | -6 | -0.6 | 1.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0 | .487 | .496 | $400,750 | |
| 2010 | 25 | LAD | NL | 7.2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8.22 | 4.38 | -0.44 | -0.01 | 88.7 | 4.27 | -3 | -0.3 | 1.3 | -0.0 | -0.3 | -3 | .417 | .498 | ||
| 2010 | 25 | PIT | NL | 64.0 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 3.52 | 4.36 | -0.44 | 0.16 | 99.5 | 4.94 | 10 | 1.1 | -0.0 | 1.6 | 15 | .602 | .507 | |||
| 2011 | 26 | PIT | NL | 171.0 | 31 | 31 | 86 | 4.53 | 4.21 | -0.18 | 0.16 | 98.5 | 4.48 | -2 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 1.1 | 13 | .493 | .499 | $443,000 | ||
| 2012 | 27 | PIT | NL | 171.0 | 30 | 29 | 85 | 4.47 | 4.27 | -0.05 | 0.16 | 95.1 | 4.26 | -6 | -0.6 | .3 | -0.1 | 0.8 | 10 | .481 | .496 | $502,500 | |
| 2013 | 28 | PIT | NL | 29.2 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 7.28 | 4.11 | 0.23 | 0.16 | 97.7 | 3.94 | -11 | -1.1 | -0.0 | -0.8 | -9 | .324 | .493 | $3,025,000 | ||
| 6 Seasons | 512.1 | 131 | 82 | 261 | 4.58 | 4.27 | -0.12 | 0.11 | 97.2 | 4.37 | -16 | -1.4 | .9 | -0.5 | 2.5 | 29 | .489 | .499 | $4,371,250 | ||||
| PIT (4 yrs) | 435.2 | 78 | 77 | 220 | 4.54 | 4.25 | -0.14 | 0.16 | 97.3 | 4.42 | -9 | -0.7 | .3 | -0.3 | 2.7 | 29 | .491 | .499 | $3,970,500 | ||||
| LAD (3 yrs) | 76.2 | 53 | 5 | 41 | 4.81 | 4.42 | 0.02 | -0.21 | 97.1 | 4.06 | -6 | -0.6 | 1.0 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0 | .488 | .499 | $400,750 | ||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | 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 | -29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 27 | PIT | NL | 33 | 63 | 49 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 23 | .143 | .263 | .143 | .406 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 28 | PIT | NL | 8 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .273 | .333 | .273 | .606 | 75 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /1 | |
| 6 Yrs | 136 | 171 | 145 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 75 | .110 | .184 | .124 | .308 | -12 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 204 | 173 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 89 | .110 | .184 | .124 | .308 | -12 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| PIT (4 yrs) | 83 | 160 | 135 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 68 | .119 | .196 | .133 | .329 | -5 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 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 | |||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | Rbat | Rbaser | Rdp | Rfield | Rpos | RAA | WAA | Rrep | RAR | WAR | waaWL% | 162WL% | oWAR | dWAR | oRAR | Pos | Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 23 | LAD | NL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | .501 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | /1 | ||
| 2009 | 24 | LAD | NL | 45 | 10 | -3 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | -0.1 | 0 | -1 | -0.1 | .497 | .499 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -1 | $400,750 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 25 | LAD | NL | 4 | 1 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0 | -0.0 | 0 | -0 | -0.0 | .497 | .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 | -1 | 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 | 33 | 63 | -5 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0.4 | 2 | 6 | 0.4 | .513 | .503 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 6 | $502,500 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 28 | PIT | NL | 8 | 12 | -0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 | .520 | .501 | 0.2 | -0.0 | 2 | $3,025,000 | /1 | |
| 6 Seasons | 136 | 171 | -23 | -0 | -0 | 0 | 24 | -0 | -0.0 | 5 | 5 | -0.0 | .500 | .500 | -0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | $4,371,250 | |||||
| PIT (4 yrs) | 83 | 160 | -20 | -0 | -0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0.1 | 5 | 6 | 0.1 | .502 | .500 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 6 | $3,970,500 | |||||
| LAD (3 yrs) | 53 | 11 | -3 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | -0.2 | 0 | -1 | -0.2 | .497 | .500 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -1 | $400,750 | |||||
| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | Pos | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Rdrs | Rdrs/yr | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | SB | CS | CS% | lgCS% | PO | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | LAD | NL | 23 | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 0.50 | .960 | 1.80 | 1.72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | LAD | NL | 24 | P | 45 | 4 | 0 | 63.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | -2 | -6 | 0.86 | 0.13 | .955 | 1.71 | 1.70 | 4 | 2 | 33% | 29% | 0 | |
| 2010 | TOT | NL | 25 | P | 15 | 12 | 0 | 71.2 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .933 | 1 | 2 | 1.76 | 0.93 | .954 | 1.73 | 1.72 | 2 | 3 | 60% | 29% | 2 | |
| 2010 | LAD | NL | 25 | P | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 2.35 | 0.50 | .955 | 1.76 | 1.72 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 2010 | PIT | NL | 25 | P | 11 | 11 | 0 | 64.0 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .923 | 1 | 3 | 1.69 | 1.09 | .954 | 1.73 | 1.72 | 2 | 3 | 60% | 29% | 1 | |
| 2011 | PIT | NL | 26 | P | 31 | 31 | 0 | 171.0 | 28 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | .964 | -2 | -2 | 1.42 | 0.87 | .955 | 1.80 | 1.79 | 17 | 8 | 32% | 28% | 1 | |
| 2012 | PIT | NL | 27 | P | 30 | 29 | 1 | 171.0 | 30 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 1 | .967 | 1 | 1 | 1.53 | 0.97 | .950 | 1.77 | 1.75 | 12 | 4 | 25% | 27% | 0 | |
| 2013 | PIT | NL | 28 | P | 6 | 6 | 0 | 29.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0.91 | 0.50 | .968 | 1.73 | 1.70 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 28% | 0 | |
| 6 Seasons | P | 131 | 82 | 1 | 512.1 | 85 | 34 | 47 | 4 | 3 | .953 | -2 | 0 | 1.42 | 0.62 | .954 | 1.77 | 1.74 | 37 | 19 | 34% | 28% | 3 | ||||
| 6 Seasons | TOT | 131 | 82 | 1 | 512.1 | 85 | 34 | 47 | 4 | 3 | .953 | -2 | -4 | 1.42 | 0.62 | .954 | 1.77 | 1.74 | 37 | 19 | 34% | 28% | 3 | ||||
| Gray Ink | Pitching - 2 (2488), Average HOFer ≈ 185 |
| Hall of Fame Standards | Pitching - 5 (1408), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
| JAWS | Starting Pitcher (1359th), 3.3 career WAR/3.3 7yr-peak WAR/3.3 JAWS Average HOF P (out of 57) = 72.6 career WAR/50.0 7yr-peak WAR/61.3 JAWS |
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| Year | Age | Team | Salary | Sources | Notes/Other Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 24 | Los Angeles Dodgers | $400,750 | ||
| 2011 | 26 | Pittsburgh Pirates | $443,000 | ||
| 2012 | 27 | Pittsburgh Pirates | $502,500 | contracts | |
| 2013 | 28 | Pittsburgh Pirates | $3,025,000 | ||
| 2013 Status | 1st-Year Arb Eligible, Earliest Arb Eligible: 2014, Earliest Free Agent: 2016 | ||||
| Career to date (may be incomplete) | $4,371,250 | ||||
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