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Jim McDonald 2026 Season · CWS

Career: 24-27, 4.27 ERA, 158 K in 468.0 IP.

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Jim McDonald

#18

P · CWS

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CAverage

+0.2Career NUT

+1.8 to Good

Career

4.27ERA1.54WHIP24W158K468.0IP1SV

R/R · 5' 11", 185 lb · b. May 17, 1927 · Grants Pass, OR · Signed Undrafted FA, 1950

Player Overview

Year by Year


1950	23	BOS	—	1	0	3.79	9	0	0	0	1	0	85	19.0	23	8	10	1	5	1.74
1951	24	SLB	-0.2	4	7	4.07	16	11	5	0	2	1	375	84.0	84	38	46	2	28	1.55
1952	25	NYY	-0.1	3	4	3.50	26	5	1	0	9	0	312	69.1	71	27	40	2	20	1.60
1953	26	NYY	+1.3	9	7	3.82	27	18	6	2	5	0	539	129.2	128	55	39	1	43	1.29
1954	27	NYY	-0.4	4	1	3.17	16	10	3	1	3	0	302	71.0	54	25	45	1	20	1.39
1955	28	BAL	-0.3	3	5	7.14	21	8	0	0	6	0	253	51.2	76	41	30	0	20	2.05
1956	29	CWS	—	0	2	8.68	8	3	0	0	0	0	88	18.2	29	18	7	1	10	1.93
1957	30	CWS	—	0	1	2.01	10	0	0	0	4	0	92	22.1	18	5	10	0	12	1.25
1958	31	CWS	—	0	0	19.29	3	0	0	0	0	0	18	2.1	6	5	4	0	0	4.29
Career	—	9 yrs	+0.2	24	27	4.27	136	55	15	3	30	1	2064	468.0	489	222	231	8	158	1.54

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving McDonald's career NUT of +0.2

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

1.3

5152535455

NUT by Season

-0.2

-0.1

+1.3

-0.4

-0.3

Awards

1953World Series Championship

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