Ben McDonald Stats

Ben McDonald was born on Friday, November 24, 1967, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. McDonald was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 6, 1989, with the Baltimore Orioles. 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 Ben McDonald baseball stats page.

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Ben McDonald

Ben McDonald Autograph on a 1993 Upper Deck (#276)

Ben McDonald Autograph on a 1993 Upper Deck (#276)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Larry Benard McDonald
Nickname:   Ben
Born On:   11-24-1967
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Zodiac:   Sagittarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Louisiana State University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-07
Player Weight Chart Weight:   213
First Game:   09-06-1989 (Age 21)
Last Game:   07-16-1997
Draft:   1989 : 1st Round (1st) / Signing Bonus = $350,000
Ben McDonald

Ben McDonald Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1989 Orioles 6 0 2 1 0 1.000 8.59 0 0 0 7.1 33 8 7 7 2 4 0 3 1 0 1 -
1990 Orioles 21 15 2 8 5 .615 2.43 3 2 0 118.2 472 88 32 36 9 35 0 65 5 0 0 -
1991 Orioles 21 21 0 6 8 .429 4.84 1 0 0 126.1 532 126 68 71 16 43 2 85 3 1 0 -
1992 Orioles 35 35 0 13 13 .500 4.24 4 2 0 227.0 958 213 107 113 32 74 5 158 3 9 2 -
1993 Orioles 34 34 0 13 14 .481 3.39 7 1 0 220.1 914 185 83 92 17 86 4 171 7 5 1 -
1994 Orioles 24 24 0 14 7 .667 4.06 5 1 0 157.1 655 151 71 75 14 54 2 94 3 2 1 -
1995 Orioles 14 13 1 3 6 .333 4.16 1 0 0 80.0 342 67 37 40 10 38 3 62 4 3 2 -
1996 Brewers 35 35 0 12 10 .545 3.90 2 0 0 221.1 951 228 96 104 25 67 0 146 4 6 0 -
1997 Brewers 21 21 0 8 7 .533 4.06 1 0 0 133.0 551 120 60 68 13 36 2 110 3 5 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
9 Years 211 198 5 78 70 .527 3.91 24 6 0 1,291.1 5,408 1,186 561 606 138 437 18 894 33 31 7 -
Ben McDonald

Ben McDonald Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1989 Orioles 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1990 Orioles 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1991 Orioles 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1992 Orioles 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1993 Orioles 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1994 Orioles 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1995 Orioles 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1996 Brewers 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1997 Brewers 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
9 Years 211 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Ben McDonald

Ben McDonald Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1989 Orioles P 6 0 22 2 0.3 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.45 -
1990 Orioles P 21 15 356 30 1.4 29 15 14 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .967 2.20 -
1991 Orioles P 21 21 379 20 1.0 20 12 8 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.42 -
1992 Orioles P 35 35 681 51 1.5 51 22 29 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.02 -
1993 Orioles P 34 34 661 59 1.7 57 15 42 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .966 2.33 -
1994 Orioles P 24 24 472 32 1.3 32 7 25 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.83 -
1995 Orioles P 14 13 240 19 1.4 18 5 13 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .947 2.03 -
1996 Brewers P 35 35 664 49 1.4 43 13 30 6 3 n/a n/a n/a .878 1.75 -
1997 Brewers P 21 21 399 23 1.1 22 6 16 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .957 1.49 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 211 198 3,874 285 1.4 274 95 179 11 13 n/a n/a n/a .961 1.91 --
9 Years 211 198 3,874 285 1.4 274 95 179 11 13 n/a n/a n/a .961 1.91 --
Ben McDonald

Ben McDonald Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1989 Orioles 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.75 3.68 4.91
1990 Orioles 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.86 4.93 2.65
1991 Orioles 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.98 6.06 3.06
1992 Orioles 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.14 6.26 2.93
1993 Orioles 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.99 6.98 3.51
1994 Orioles 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.74 5.38 3.09
1995 Orioles 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.63 6.98 4.27
1996 Brewers 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.18 5.94 2.72
1997 Brewers 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 1.0 0.0 3.06 7.44 2.44
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
9 Years 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.05 6.23 3.05
Ben McDonald

Ben McDonald Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1989 Baltimore Orioles 23 Undetermined - -
1990 Baltimore Orioles 19 $241,667.00 - -
1991 Baltimore Orioles 19 $491,667.00 - -
1992 Baltimore Orioles 19 $500,000.00 - -
1993 Baltimore Orioles 19 $1,250,000.00 - -
1994 Baltimore Orioles 19 $2,675,000.00 - n/a
1995 Baltimore Orioles 19 $4,500,000.00 - -
1996 Milwaukee Brewers 40 $2,000,000.00 - -
1997 Milwaukee Brewers 40 $5,000,000.00 - -


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