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

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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

Summary of 56 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

2 leading off, 0 walk-off, 4 tying, 21 go ahead

2 Tms
PIT	49
LAD	7

Platoon
vs RHB	33
vs LHB	23

Home/Road
Away	35
Home	21

Outs
0	23
1	17
2	16

19 Opps
CHC	7
MIL	7
PHI	5
ARI	4
COL	4
CIN	4
SFG	3
STL	3
SDP	3
HOU	3
BAL	2
ATL	2
LAD	2
FLA	2
KCR	1
NYM	1
PIT	1
WSN	1
CHW	1

54 Batters
Ryan Braun	2
Alfonso Soriano	2
Dexter Fowler	1
Chris Young	1
Starlin Castro	1
Rusty Ryal	1
Geovany Soto	1
Rickie Weeks	1
José López	1
Nate Schierholtz	1
Aramis Ramírez	1
Allen Craig	1
Mark DeRosa	1
Chase Utley	1
Eric Hinske	1
Adam Jones	1
Chris Stewart	1
Josh Fields	1
Justin Maxwell	1
Alexi Amarista	1
Jay Bruce	1
Jason Kubel	1
Blake DeWitt	1
Hunter Pence	1
Jordan Schafer	1
Jonny Gomes	1
Carlos Ruiz	1
Jorge Cantú	1
Yuniesky Betancourt	1
Jeff Bianchi	1
Aubrey Huff	1
Chase Headley	1
David Wright	1
Rick Ankiel	1
Jonathan Lucroy	1
Joey Votto	1
Scott Moore	1
Carlos González	1
Carlos Peña	1
Garrett Atkins	1
Yadier Molina	1
James Loney	1
Scott Cousins	1
Juan Rivera	1
J.J. Hardy	1
Jimmy Rollins	1
Andy LaRoche	1
Ryan Howard	1
Freddie Freeman	1
Kelly Johnson	1
Carlos Gómez	1
Nyjer Morgan	1
Brett Hayes	1
Ramón Hernández	1

15 Parks
PNC Pk (PIT)	20
Am Fam Field (MIL)	7
CitizensBank (PHI)	4
Dodger Stad (LOS)	4
Coors Fld (DEN)	3
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	3
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	3
SunLife Stad (MIA)	2
Chase Field (PHO)	2
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	2
Oracle Park (SFO)	2
Turner Fld (ATL)	1
Petco Pk (SAN)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1
Nationals Pk (WAS)	1

Where Hit
7	23
9	12
89	11
8	6
78	4

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	16
1	13
2	10
4	8
6	4
5	3
7+	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	29
2·HR gms	10
4·HR gms	1
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	31
1--	12
12-	6
-2-	3
123	2
-23	1
1-3	1

93 Runs
RISP	13
0 on	31
1 on	15
2 on	8
3 on	2
Any on	25

Inning
1	13
2	8
3	8
4	6
5	9
6	8
7	2
8	1
Extra	1

1-3	29
4-6	23
7-end	4

RelScore
+4..	3
+3	1
+2	7
+1	12
Tied	17
-1	5
-2	2
-3	4
-4..	5

Ahead	23
Tied	17
Behind	16

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	13
1-0	10
1-1	9
2-1	6
2-0	6
3-2	4
2-2	3
1-2	2
3-1	2
0-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
LF	9
3B	9
1B	8
CF	7
C	7
RF	6
2B	5
SS	4
PH	1

OrderPos
4th	13
3rd	9
2nd	8
7th	7
8th	6
1st	4
5th	4
6th	3
9th	2

Leverage
High Lev	10
Medium Lev	24
Low Lev	22

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2009-04-10	Chris Young	ARI		LAD	behind 0-1	b 3	0	---	8,(3-2) CFBFBBFX	1	7	8	12%	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2	2	2	1	2009-04-25	Garrett Atkins	COL		LAD	behind 3-6	b 5	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	4	5	19%	37%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); T. Helton Scores
3	3	3	1	2009-06-24	Josh Fields	CHW		LAD	ahead 9-3	b 5	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	3	1%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
4	4	4	1	2009-07-27	Mark DeRosa	STL		LAD	ahead 2-1	b 7	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	2	5	10%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
5	5	5	1	2009-08-31	Rusty Ryal	ARI	@	LAD	tied 3-3	t 10	0	---	4,(1-2) .FBFX	1	2	3	34%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
6	6	6	1	2009-09-28	Andy LaRoche	PIT		LAD	ahead 9-0	b 8	0	1--	6,(3-2) CBFBBX	2	2	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); A. McCutchen Scores
2010	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	2010-07-19	Nate Schierholtz	SFG	@	LAD	ahead 2-0	t 4	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	8	9	12%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Ishikawa Scores
8	8	2	1	2010-08-21	David Wright	NYM	@	PIT	ahead 2-1	t 5	1	12-	3,(1-1) FBX	3	5	5	21%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Á. Pagán Scores; C. Beltrán Scores
9	9	3	1	2010-09-18	Kelly Johnson	ARI	@	PIT	behind 1-7	t 5	0	---	4,(2-1) BCBX	1	2	4	2%	6%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
10	10	4	1	2010-09-29	Allen Craig	STL		PIT	tied 0-0	b 4	2	---	8,(2-2) CCBFFBFX	1	4	9	14%	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2011	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	2011-04-10	José López	COL	@	PIT	ahead 1-0	t 1	2	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	6	5	23%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); T. Tulowitzki Scores; S. Smith Scores
12	12	2	1	2011-04-16	Jonny Gomes	CIN		PIT	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	4	7	11%	66%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
13	13	3	2	2011-04-16	Ramón Hernández	CIN		PIT	ahead 3-2	b 5	1	123	3,(1-1) FBX	4	7	2	16%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Votto Scores; J. Bruce Scores; J. Francisco Scores
14	14	4	1	2011-04-21	Scott Cousins	FLA		PIT	behind 0-1	b 2	0	123	1,(0-0) X	4	7	8	21%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); G. Sánchez Scores; G. Dobbs Scores; G. Stanton Scores
15	15	5	2	2011-04-21	Brett Hayes	FLA		PIT	ahead 5-1	b 3	1	-23	3,(0-2) FCX	3	8	2	4%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); G. Stanton Scores; S. Cousins Scores
16	16	6	1	2011-05-02	Jorge Cantú	SDP		PIT	behind 0-4	b 6	2	1--	3,(1-1) BFX	2	4	5	11%	17%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); J. Bartlett Scores
17	17	7	1	2011-05-13	Jonathan Lucroy	MIL		PIT	tied 0-0	b 3	0	---	5,(3-1) BBCBX	1	8	2	12%	67%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
18	18	8	1	2011-05-19	Jay Bruce	CIN		PIT	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	5	9	11%	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
19	19	9	1	2011-05-25	Eric Hinske	ATL	@	PIT	tied 1-1	t 6	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	7	20%	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
20	20	10	1	2011-06-21	J.J. Hardy	BAL	@	PIT	behind 0-5	t 5	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	6	4%	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
21	21	11	2	2011-06-21	Adam Jones	BAL	@	PIT	behind 1-5	t 5	0	1--	2,(1-0) 1BX	2	3	8	11%	23%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); N. Markakis Scores
22	22	12	1	2011-07-02 (1)	Rick Ankiel	WSN		PIT	behind 1-2	b 7	1	---	6,(3-2) .BCSBBX	1	9	PH	25%	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
23	23	13	1	2011-07-08	Aramis Ramírez	CHC	@	PIT	tied 0-0	t 1	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	5	11%	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
24	24	14	1	2011-07-30	Ryan Howard	PHI		PIT	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	4	3	11%	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
25	25	15	2	2011-07-30	Jimmy Rollins	PHI		PIT	ahead 1-0	b 3	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	6	11%	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
26	26	16	1	2011-08-04	Geovany Soto	CHC	@	PIT	tied 0-0	t 3	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	2	13%	63%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
27	27	17	2	2011-08-04	Carlos Peña	CHC	@	PIT	ahead 1-0	t 4	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	3	12%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
28	28	18	3	2011-08-04	Blake DeWitt	CHC	@	PIT	ahead 2-0	t 4	2	1--	4,(2-1) BC1BX	2	6	7	15%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Byrd Scores
29	29	19	1	2011-08-09	Chris Stewart	SFG		PIT	ahead 1-0	b 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	11%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
30	30	20	2	2011-08-09	Aubrey Huff	SFG		PIT	ahead 2-0	b 6	1	---	3,(1-1) SBX	1	4	3	7%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
31	31	21	1	2011-08-21	Joey Votto	CIN	@	PIT	behind 0-2	t 6	1	12-	6,(3-2) BF2BFBX	3	3	3	40%	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); B. Phillips Scores; F. Lewis Scores
32	32	22	1	2011-08-26	Yadier Molina	STL		PIT	behind 0-3	b 2	1	12-	2,(1-0) *BX	3	7	2	26%	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); M. Holliday Scores; D. Freese Scores
33	33	23	1	2011-09-17	James Loney	LAD		PIT	tied 0-0	b 1	2	1-3	1,(0-0) X	3	5	3	26%	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Sellers Scores; J. Rivera Scores
34	34	24	2	2011-09-17	Juan Rivera	LAD		PIT	ahead 3-1	b 3	0	1--	4,(2-1) B11P>F1X	2	4	7	11%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Kemp Scores
2012	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
35	35	1	1	2012-04-08	Hunter Pence	PHI	@	PIT	ahead 1-0	t 4	1	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	4	9	12%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
36	36	2	1	2012-04-30	Freddie Freeman	ATL		PIT	tied 0-0	b 1	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	3	3	17%	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); M. Prado Scores
37	37	3	1	2012-06-03	Nyjer Morgan	MIL		PIT	behind 2-5	b 6	1	---	6,(2-2) LBFBFX	1	2	8	9%	22%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
38	38	4	1	2012-06-09	Yuniesky Betancourt	KCR	@	PIT	tied 0-0	t 3	1	1--	3,(1-1) B1>FX	2	2	4	21%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); A. Gordon Scores
39	39	5	1	2012-06-27	Chase Utley	PHI		PIT	tied 0-0	b 1	2	---	5,(2-2) B11C>B.FX	1	3	4	11%	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
40	40	6	2	2012-06-27	Carlos Ruiz	PHI		PIT	ahead 1-0	b 1	2	---	5,(3-1) BCBBX	1	4	2	10%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
41	41	7	1	2012-07-02	Scott Moore	HOU	@	PIT	behind 1-8	t 6	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	5	1%	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
42	42	8	1	2012-07-13	Ryan Braun	MIL		PIT	tied 0-0	b 1	2	---	4,(1-2) FBFX	1	3	7	10%	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
43	43	9	1	2012-07-18	Dexter Fowler	COL		PIT	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	1	8	9%	64%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
44	44	10	2	2012-07-18	Carlos González	COL		PIT	ahead 1-0	b 1	0	1--	4,(2-1) BBCX	2	3	7	12%	80%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); M. Scutaro Scores
45	45	11	1	2012-07-24	Starlin Castro	CHC	@	PIT	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	6	11%	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
46	46	12	2	2012-07-24	Alfonso Soriano	CHC	@	PIT	ahead 3-1	t 6	0	-2-	3,(1-1) >B.CX	2	4	7	9%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); A. Rizzo Scores
47	47	13	1	2012-07-29	Jordan Schafer	HOU		PIT	behind 1-2	b 4	1	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	8	8	25%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Snyder Scores
48	48	14	1	2012-08-10	Alexi Amarista	SDP	@	PIT	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	4	11%	61%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
49	49	15	2	2012-08-10	Chase Headley	SDP	@	PIT	behind 4-7	t 5	1	12-	3,(1-1) S*BX	3	3	5	28%	47%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); A. Amarista Scores; E. Cabrera Scores
50	50	16	1	2012-09-02	Ryan Braun	MIL		PIT	behind 0-1	b 1	0	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	3	7	19%	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); N. Aoki Scores/unER; R. Weeks Scores
51	51	17	2	2012-09-02	Jeff Bianchi	MIL		PIT	ahead 3-2	b 2	1	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	8	6	10%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
52	52	18	3	2012-09-02	Rickie Weeks	MIL		PIT	ahead 4-2	b 2	2	1--	3,(2-0) 1*BBX	2	2	4	14%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); N. Aoki Scores
53	53	19	4	2012-09-02	Carlos Gómez	MIL		PIT	ahead 6-4	b 3	2	-2-	3,(1-1) FBX	2	7	8	13%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Hart Scores
54	54	20	1	2012-09-08	Alfonso Soriano	CHC	@	PIT	behind 0-2	t 2	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	7	10%	39%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
55	55	21	1	2012-09-21	Justin Maxwell	HOU		PIT	ahead 3-0	b 6	0	---	3,(2-0) ...BBX	1	4	9	4%	96%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
2013	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
56	56	1	1	2013-04-09	Jason Kubel	ARI		PIT	ahead 2-1	b 1	2	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	6	9	16%	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Montero Scores