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James McDonald
James McDonald
Chicago Cubs • Pitcher
Age 41 • 6' 5" • 205 lb
Bats: L • Throws: R
MLB Debut: 2008-09-17
Born: Long Beach , CA • USA
Draft: 2002
2013 Stats
W
2
L
2
ERA
5.76
WHIP
1.65
IP
29.2
SO
25
SV
0
HLD
0
G
6
GS
6
Career Stats
W
32
L
30
ERA
4.20
WHIP
1.40
IP
512.1
SO
442
SV
0
HLD
6
G
131
GS
82
Year-by-Year Pitching
Year Team GGSIP WLSVSO ERAWHIPAwards
2008 LAD 4 — 6.0 — — — 2 0.00 1.00
2009 LAD 45 4 63.0 5 5 — 54 4.00 1.49
2010 Total 15 12 71.2 4 6 — 68 4.02 1.38
2011 PIT 31 31 171.0 9 9 — 142 4.21 1.49
2012 PIT 30 29 171.0 12 8 — 151 4.21 1.26
2013 PIT 6 6 29.2 2 2 — 25 5.76 1.65
Spring Training
Pitching
YearTeamGGSIPWLSVSOERAWHIP
2008 LAD 1—1.0 ———— 0.002.00
2009 LAD 9423.2 23—18 5.321.56
2010 LAD 315.1 11—2 20.253.56
2011 PIT 336.2 —1—2 4.051.95
2012 PIT 6621.2 —2—11 8.311.48
2013 PIT 5519.1 —1—14 4.191.29
2014 CHC 435.2 ———— 12.712.65
Postseason
Pitching
YearTeamGGSIPWLSVSOERAWHIP
2008 LAD 2—5.1 ———7 0.000.94
Game Logs
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Pitching
Date Opponent IP H R ER BB SO HR
2013-04-30 @ MIL 5.0 8 7 7 5 3 0
2013-04-25 @ PHI 5.0 5 3 3 3 4 0
2013-04-20 vs ATL 6.0 2 1 1 4 9 0
2013-04-15 vs STL 1.2 8 8 3 2 0 0
2013-04-09 @ AZ 5.0 4 4 4 4 5 1
2013-04-04 vs CHC 7.0 2 1 1 2 4 0
Transactions
Entire history • newest first.
2014-10-29
RHP James McDonald elected free agency.
2014-03-30
Chicago Cubs placed RHP James McDonald on the 60-day disabled list retroactive to February 13, 2014. Right shoulder inflammation
2014-02-13
Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP James McDonald.
2013-09-13
RHP James McDonald elected free agency.
2013-09-12
Pittsburgh Pirates sent James McDonald outright to Indianapolis Indians.
2013-09-07
Pittsburgh Pirates designated James McDonald for assignment.
2013-09-04
Pittsburgh Pirates sent RHP James McDonald on a rehab assignment to Indianapolis Indians.
2013-09-01
Pittsburgh Pirates sent RHP James McDonald on a rehab assignment to Bradenton Marauders.
2013-08-19
Pittsburgh Pirates sent RHP James McDonald on a rehab assignment to GCL Pirates.
2013-07-12
Pittsburgh Pirates transferred RHP James McDonald from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list. Discomfort in right shoulder.
2013-06-06
Pittsburgh Pirates sent RHP James McDonald on a rehab assignment to Indianapolis Indians.
2013-05-27
Pittsburgh Pirates sent RHP James McDonald on a rehab assignment to Altoona Curve.
2013-05-07
Pittsburgh Pirates placed RHP James McDonald on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 1, 2013. Discomfort in right shoulder.
2010-08-02
Pittsburgh Pirates activated RHP James McDonald.
2010-07-31
Pittsburgh Pirates Traded RHP Octavio Dotel to Los Angeles Dodgers; Los Angeles Dodgers Traded RHP James McDonald to Pittsburgh Pirates and Chattanooga Lookouts Traded LF Andrew Lambo to Altoona Curve.
2010-07-19
Los Angeles Dodgers recalled James McDonald from Albuquerque Isotopes.
2010-03-20
Los Angeles Dodgers optioned RHP James McDonald to Albuquerque Isotopes.
2009-10-26
James McDonald roster status changed by Los Angeles Dodgers.
2009-10-07
Los Angeles Dodgers reassigned RHP James McDonald to the minor leagues.
2009-06-20
Los Angeles Dodgers recalled RHP James McDonald from Albuquerque Isotopes.
2009-05-15
Los Angeles Dodgers optioned James McDonald to Albuquerque Isotopes.
Scouting Report
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Season 2013
Ready
Basic Line
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Pitch Arsenal
Usage • Velo • Break • Spin • xwOBA
Pitch N Use% Velo HB IVB Spin xwOBA Whiff% Zone% Chase% BNStuff+ BNCtrl+
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Notes
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Movement Profile (Induced Break)
Pitcher's View: HB vs Rise / Drop (in)
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Pitch Location Heatmaps
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vs. LHH
vs. RHH
Zone: left -0.7083 / right 0.7083 • bot 1.595 / top 3.394 • Domain: X [-2,2], Z [0,5]
Statcast Game Log
Per-game pitch metrics from Statcast
Date Pitches Velo BNStuff+ BNCtrl+ Whiff% Zone% Chase% K% BB% xwOBA
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