Jim McDonald was born on Tuesday, May 17, 1927, in Grants Pass, Oregon. McDonald was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 27, 1950, with the Boston Red Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Jim McDonald baseball stats page.
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Jim McDonaldJim McDonald Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1950 | 23 | Red Sox | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 85 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1951 | 24 | Browns | 16 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4.07 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 84.0 | 375 | 84 | 38 | 48 | 5 | 46 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1952 | 25 | Yankees | 26 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 69.1 | 312 | 71 | 27 | 31 | 1 | 40 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1953 | 26 | Yankees | 27 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 3.82 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 129.2 | 539 | 128 | 55 | 64 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1954 | 27 | Yankees | 16 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 3.17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 71.0 | 302 | 54 | 25 | 28 | 3 | 45 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1955 | 28 | Orioles | 21 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 7.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.2 | 253 | 76 | 41 | 48 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1956 | 29 | White Sox | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 8.68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.2 | 88 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1957 | 30 | White Sox | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.1 | 92 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1958 | 31 | White Sox | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 19.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 9 Years | 136 | 55 | 30 | 24 | 27 | .471 | 4.27 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 468.0 | 2,064 | 489 | 222 | 262 | 24 | 231 | 8 | 158 | 7 | 8 | 0 | - | ||
Jim McDonaldJim McDonald Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1950 | 23 | Red Sox | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .600 | .333 |
| 1951 | 24 | Browns | 17 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .207 | .233 | .310 |
| 1952 | 25 | Yankees | 26 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .409 | .474 |
| 1953 | 26 | Yankees | 29 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .098 | .140 | .098 |
| 1954 | 27 | Yankees | 16 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .375 | .263 |
| 1955 | 28 | Orioles | 21 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .357 | .182 |
| 1956 | 29 | White Sox | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .167 | .000 |
| 1957 | 30 | White Sox | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
| 1958 | 31 | White Sox | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 9 Years | 139 | 128 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .180 | .281 | .234 | ||
Jim McDonaldJim McDonald Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1950 Red Sox | P | 9 | 0 | 57 | 10 | 1.1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.74 |
| 1951 Browns | P | 16 | 11 | 252 | 27 | 1.7 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .926 | 2.68 |
| 1952 Yankees | P | 26 | 5 | 208 | 31 | 1.2 | 31 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.02 |
| 1953 Yankees | P | 27 | 18 | 389 | 38 | 1.4 | 37 | 7 | 30 | 1 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 2.57 |
| 1954 Yankees | P | 16 | 10 | 213 | 21 | 1.3 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.66 |
| 1955 Orioles | P | 21 | 8 | 155 | 18 | 0.9 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 2.96 |
| 1956 White Sox | P | 8 | 3 | 56 | 5 | 0.6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 1.93 |
| 1957 White Sox | P | 10 | 0 | 67 | 7 | 0.7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 2.42 |
| 1958 White Sox | P | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.86 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 136 | 55 | 1,404 | 158 | 1.2 | 152 | 39 | 113 | 6 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 2.92 | |
| 9 Years | 136 | 55 | 1,404 | 158 | 1.2 | 152 | 39 | 113 | 6 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 2.92 | |
Jim McDonaldJim McDonald Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1950 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.50 | 2.37 | 4.74 |
| 1951 Browns | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.1 | 9.7 | 0.61 | 3.00 | 4.93 |
| 1952 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.2 | 6.3 | 0.50 | 2.60 | 5.19 |
| 1953 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.3 | 10.3 | 1.10 | 2.98 | 2.71 |
| 1954 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.44 | 2.54 | 5.70 |
| 1955 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.67 | 3.48 | 5.23 |
| 1956 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.43 | 4.82 | 3.37 |
| 1957 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.20 | 4.84 | 4.03 |
| 1958 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.43 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 9 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.7 | 12.8 | 0.68 | 3.04 | 4.44 |
Jim McDonaldJim McDonald Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1950 Boston Red Sox | 26 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1951 St. Louis Browns | 24, 51 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1952 New York Yankees | 18, 19 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1953 New York Yankees | 18 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
| 1954 New York Yankees | 18 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1955 Baltimore Orioles | 25 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1956 Chicago White Sox | 36 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1957 Chicago White Sox | 36 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1958 Chicago White Sox | 36 | Undetermined | - | - |
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