#55 Ben Mcdonald, Starting Pitcher, 43 yrs, No Team Tuesday, 2/22/2022 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Ben Mcdonald
11/24/1967 43 USA,LA,BATON ROUGE 6"7 218
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good Normal Prone 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Minor League Contract - - 17 Year(s), 113 Days (3037 total Days) 0 Day(s) 17 Year(s), 113 Days (3037 total Days) 19 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 6 | 4 | 3 | 87-90 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
| Versus RHB | 7 | 4 | 4 | |
| Talent | 6 | 5 | 4 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 7 62 4
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Sinker Slider
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 2 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 5 (Range), .998 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0.00 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Road | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 1989 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.04 | 39.2 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 1.16 | .263 | PHI |
| 1990 | 25 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3.40 | 158.2 | 121 | 68 | 60 | 10 | 47 | 148 | 3 | 2 | 1.06 | .257 | PHI |
| 1991 | 33 | 33 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 3.16 | 224.2 | 154 | 81 | 79 | 23 | 80 | 210 | 3 | 1 | 1.04 | .230 | PHI |
| 1992 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2.79 | 219.1 | 175 | 73 | 68 | 16 | 53 | 232 | 2 | 1 | 1.04 | .283 | PHI BAL |
| 1993 | 32 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5.01 | 215.2 | 208 | 123 | 120 | 18 | 70 | 216 | 1 | 0 | 1.29 | .314 | BAL |
| 1994 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 4.71 | 198.2 | 180 | 114 | 104 | 20 | 82 | 203 | 0 | 0 | 1.32 | .295 | BAL |
| 1995 | 33 | 33 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 4.94 | 200.1 | 166 | 122 | 110 | 23 | 85 | 256 | 1 | 0 | 1.25 | .299 | BAL |
| 1996 | 32 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 3.33 | 224.1 | 178 | 95 | 83 | 12 | 73 | 229 | 3 | 1 | 1.12 | .285 | BAL |
| 1997 | 32 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 3.61 | 219.1 | 170 | 99 | 88 | 31 | 73 | 238 | 0 | 0 | 1.11 | .256 | BAL |
| 1998 | 32 | 32 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3.91 | 207.0 | 184 | 99 | 90 | 24 | 78 | 235 | 1 | 1 | 1.27 | .307 | BAL BOS |
| 1999 | 37 | 37 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 4.02 | 255.1 | 226 | 120 | 114 | 17 | 86 | 281 | 1 | 0 | 1.22 | .317 | BOS |
| 2000 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 4.37 | 208.0 | 191 | 107 | 101 | 19 | 70 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 1.25 | .314 | BOS SF |
| 2001 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 4.33 | 214.1 | 187 | 109 | 103 | 34 | 76 | 248 | 0 | 0 | 1.23 | .289 | SF |
| 2002 | 32 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 4.33 | 191.1 | 176 | 101 | 92 | 35 | 64 | 211 | 1 | 0 | 1.25 | .290 | SF |
| 2003 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3.38 | 221.1 | 185 | 91 | 83 | 26 | 63 | 249 | 1 | 1 | 1.12 | .292 | SF |
| 2004 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3.34 | 134.2 | 119 | 60 | 50 | 14 | 38 | 127 | 2 | 2 | 1.17 | .284 | SF SD |
| 2005 | 32 | 32 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 5.36 | 181.1 | 178 | 114 | 108 | 32 | 61 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 1.32 | .302 | SD |
| 2006 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6.38 | 79.0 | 104 | 61 | 56 | 18 | 24 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 1.62 | .371 | SD |
| 2010 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 6.48 | 133.1 | 150 | 108 | 96 | 38 | 62 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 1.59 | .299 | CGY |
| Total | 554 | 549 | 197 | 187 | 1 | 4.12 | 3526.1 | 3081 | 1754 | 1614 | 413 | 1202 | 3732 | 19 | 9 | 1.21 | .291 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
| 1989, AAA | 29 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 3.52 | 174.0 | 149 | 75 | 68 | 15 | 76 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 1.29 | .322 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| 1992 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.52 | 7.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7.36 | 22.0 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.45 | 7.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5.59 | 37.0 | 38 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1989 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .167 | PHI |
| 1990 | 25 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .160 | .146 | .306 | PHI |
| 1991 | 33 | 68 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | .103 | .139 | .162 | .301 | PHI |
| 1992 | 31 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .057 | .000 | .057 | PHI BAL |
| 1993 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BAL |
| 1994 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BAL |
| 1995 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BAL |
| 1996 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BAL |
| 1997 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .000 | .200 | BAL |
| 1998 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BAL BOS |
| 1999 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .000 | .200 | BOS |
| 2000 | 33 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | .128 | .150 | .154 | .304 | BOS SF |
| 2001 | 33 | 67 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | .104 | .143 | .119 | .262 | SF |
| 2002 | 32 | 61 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | .115 | .143 | .115 | .258 | SF |
| 2003 | 33 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 | .053 | .115 | .053 | .167 | SF |
| 2004 | 22 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | .079 | .125 | .132 | .257 | SF SD |
| 2005 | 32 | 63 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | .095 | .136 | .095 | .232 | SD |
| 2006 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .043 | .000 | .043 | SD |
| 2010 | 29 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .025 | .133 | .025 | .158 | CGY |
| Total | 554 | 561 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 31 | 30 | 257 | 0 | 0 | .082 | .128 | .098 | .226 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
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Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by Philadelphia in 1989... Earned first career win on 9/7/1989... Had first career hit on 9/30/1989, off Greg Mathews (SLN)... Injured on 4/1/1990 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 2 weeks... Struck out 15 batters against San Francisco on 5/18/1990... Injured on 8/8/1990 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 3-4 weeks... Hit first career homerun on 9/26/1991, off David Cone (NYM)... Traded from Philadelphia to Baltimore on 6/26/1992 (Going to PHI: P Jeff Ballard, P Scott Radinsky, RF Larry Walker, P BAL 1st Rd. Going to BAL: P Ben Mcdonald, C Javy Lopez, CF Brady Anderson, 1B PHI 3rd Rd, 1B PHI 4th Rd)... Pitched NO-HITTER against Boston on 7/18/1992, striking out 7... 2/4/1993: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,971,429 through salary arbitration... 2/3/1994: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,971,429 through salary arbitration... 2/2/1995: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,971,429 through salary arbitration... Struck out 16 batters against California on 5/10/1995... Struck out 15 batters against Boston on 8/6/1995... 9/1/1995: Signed a contract extension with Baltimore, $6,750,000 per year, for 5 years. Traded from Baltimore to Boston on 3/2/1998 (Going to BAL: P Jaret Wright, P Ken Ryan. Going to BOS: P Ben Mcdonald)... Traded from Boston to San Francisco on 6/1/2000 (Going to SF: P Ben Mcdonald, 3B Matt Williams, RF Ruben Sierra. Going to BOS: P Kip Wells, 3B Morgan Ensberg)... 6/9/2000: Signed a contract extension with San Francisco, $6,000,000 per year, for 4 years. Injured on 4/13/2002 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks... Struck out 16 batters against Colorado on 5/23/2003... Traded from San Francisco to San Diego on 3/30/2004 (Going to SF: LF Ryan Church. Going to SD: P Ben Mcdonald)... Pitched PERFECT GAME against Arizona on 4/16/2004, striking out 12... Injured on 6/23/2004 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 4 weeks... 6/24/2004: Signed a contract extension with San Diego, $5,750,000 per year, for 2 years. Retired in 2006. Retired in 2007. Returns from retirement in 2010. Signed as a free agent by Calgary on 2/19/2010 to a 1-year deal worth $999,999 per year... 9/1/2010: Signed a contract extension with Calgary, $999,000 per year, for 1 years. Retired in 2011.
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| Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1992 - 2.79 - 8th
| WHIP 1991 - 1.04 - 6th 1992 - 1.04 - 6th 1996 - 1.12 - 7th 1997 - 1.11 - 5th 2003 - 1.12 - 10th
| Wins 1992 - 17 - 10th 1996 - 18 - 6th
| Losses 1995 - 17 - 5th
| IP 1991 - 224.2 - 10th 1999 - 255.1 - 3rd
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K's 1991 - 210 - 5th 1992 - 232 - 7th 1995 - 256 - 4th 1996 - 229 - 8th 1997 - 238 - 3rd 1998 - 235 - 6th 1999 - 281 - 3rd 2001 - 248 - 9th 2003 - 249 - 10th
| CG 1990 - 3 - 10th
| SHO 1990 - 2 - 9th 2003 - 1 - 9th 2004 - 2 - 4th
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