Ben McDonald stats

Last played for the Milwaukee Brewers, 1997

Starting Pitcher · #40

Age 58 · 6' 7"

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Ben McDonald played 9 MLB seasons, 1989 to 1997.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
211
W
78
L
70
ERA
3.91
IP
1,291.1
K
894
BB
437
WHIP
1.26

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
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.
1989BAL6108.597.1341.64
1990BAL21852.43118.265351.04
1991BAL21684.84126.185431.34
1992BAL3513134.24227.0158741.26
1993BAL3413143.39220.1171861.23
1994BAL241474.06157.194541.30
1995BAL14364.1680.062381.31
1996MIL3512103.90221.1146671.33
1997MIL21874.06133.0110361.17

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
112
CG
24
SHO
6
K/9
6.2
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
33

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1989BAL0003.70001
1990BAL11324.90005
1991BAL8106.10003
1992BAL19426.30003
1993BAL23717.00007
1994BAL13515.40003
1995BAL6107.00004
1996MIL20205.90004
1997MIL12107.40003

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
58 yearsNov 14, 1967
Height
6' 7"
Debut
1989
Birthplace
Baton Rouge, LA
College
LSU

What were Ben McDonald's career stats?

Ben McDonald played 9 seasons for the Orioles and the Brewers. He had 78 wins and 894 strikeouts with a 3.91 ERA over 1,291.1 innings. His best season was 1994: 14 wins, a 4.06 ERA and 94 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

9 seasons, 1989 to 1997

Ben McDonald finished top 10 in a stat 3 times.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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