Ben McDonald career WHIP
1.26Career Regular Season
Ben McDonald has a career WHIP of 1.26 over 9 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: 1.04 in 1990.
- Most recent: 1.17 in 1997.
Average of 9 regular seasons, 1989 through 1997. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 |  BAL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8.59 | 7.1 | 3 | 4 | 1.64 | 0 |
| 1990 | BAL | 21 | 8 | 5 | 2.43 | 118.2 | 65 | 35 | 1.04 | 0 |
| 1991 | BAL | 21 | 6 | 8 | 4.84 | 126.1 | 85 | 43 | 1.34 | 0 |
| 1992 | BAL | 35 | 13 | 13 | 4.24 | 227.0 | 158 | 74 | 1.26 | 0 |
| 1993 | BAL | 34 | 13 | 14 | 3.39 | 220.1 | 171 | 86 | 1.23 | 0 |
| 1994 | BAL | 24 | 14 | 7 | 4.06 | 157.1 | 94 | 54 | 1.30 | 0 |
| 1995 | BAL | 14 | 3 | 6 | 4.16 | 80.0 | 62 | 38 | 1.31 | 0 |
| 1996 |  MIL | 35 | 12 | 10 | 3.90 | 221.1 | 146 | 67 | 1.33 | 0 |
| 1997 | MIL | 21 | 8 | 7 | 4.06 | 133.0 | 110 | 36 | 1.17 | 0 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV