Ben McDonald

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-7, 212lb (201cm, 96kg)

Born: November 24, 1967 in Baton Rouge, LA us

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 27th round of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from Denham Springs HS (Denham Springs, LA) and the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (1st) of the 1989 MLB June Amateur Draft from Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA).

High School: Denham Springs HS (Denham Springs, LA)

School: Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA)

Debut: September 6, 1989 (Age 21-286d, 15,696th in major league history)
vs. CLE 2.2 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: July 16, 1997 (Age 29-234d)
vs. CLE 6.0 IP, 6 H, 4 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1990 season

Agents: Boras Corporation • Previously: Larry McDonald

National Team: us USA (Oly,College)

Full Name: Larry Benard McDonald

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

20.8

ERA

3.91

211

198

1291.1

894

WHIP

1.257

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Team Record in Appearances: 9-12 / in Starts: 9-12

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1991 Pitching Game Log

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1991 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	28	11	Apr 22	BAL	@	CHW	L,7-8	GS-5	L(0-1)	99	4.2	6	6	6	4	3	1	0	11.57	6.93	24	106	59	14	7	7	10	2	3	0	27			0	0	0	20	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.25	-0.526	1.42	-0.36%	-3.66	1b start a 2	5b --- 2 out d1
2	29	16	Apr 28	BAL		MIL	W,5-4	GS-3		5	2.2	9	4	4	0	1	0	0	12.27	5.17	16	46	35	5	4	3	12	7	2	0	25			1	0	0	15	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.02	-0.310	1.02	-0.19%	-2.99	1t start tie	3t 12- 2 out d3
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
3	30	20	May 3	BAL	@	CAL	W,2-0	GS-6	W(1-1)	4	6.0	2	0	0	2	4	0	0	6.75	3.98	21	78	46	11	8	9	6	1	1	0	70			0	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	.95	0.371	.71	0.17%	2.97	1b start tie	6b 3 out a2
4	31	24	May 7	BAL	@	OAK	L,3-11	GS-3	L(1-2)	3	2.0	4	6	5	3	4	1	0	8.80	4.75	14	56	30	12	4	3	4	3	0	0	27			1	0	0	11	2	0	0	0	0	1	.52	-0.346	.38	-0.15%	-5.04	1b start tie	3b 12- 0 out d5
5	32	28	May 12	BAL	@	SEA	L,4-5	GS-7		4	6.2	3	3	3	3	4	1	0	7.36	4.81	26	112	62	15	8	4	15	2	4	0	57			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	.98	0.037	.58	0.01%	0.26	1b start tie	7b 1-- 2 out a1
6	33	32	May 17	BAL		CAL	W,5-1	CG	W(2-2)	4	9.0	6	1	1	1	3	0	0	5.52	4.15	34	124	80	18	8	15	15	5	3	0	73			2	1	0	32	1	1	0	0	1	1	.79	0.267	.37	0.08%	3.31	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
7	34	37	May 22	BAL	@	DET	L,5-9	GS-2	L(2-3)	4	1.0	3	6	6	3	0	1	0	7.03	4.79	9	39	17	6	1	2	4	1	3	0	20			0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.88	-0.302	.41	-0.09%	-4.33	1b start tie	2b 123 0 out d3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
8	35	74	Jul 1	BAL		DET	W,10-2	GS-8	W(3-3)	39	8.0	2	0	0	0	7	0	0	5.63	4.06	26	89	62	21	9	6	13	3	3	0	85			0	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	.31	0.186	.09	0.03%	3.83	1t start tie	8t 3 out a10
9	36	79	Jul 6	BAL	@	NYY	L,5-13	GS-6		4	5.0	5	5	5	5	3	2	0	6.00	4.70	25	110	62	13	6	4	13	3	3	0	35			1	0	0	19	1	0	0	0	1	0	.85	-0.378	.10	-0.03%	-2.51	1b start tie	6b --- 0 out tie
10	37	82	Jul 12	BAL	@	OAK	W,6-3	GS-8	W(4-3)	5	8.0	4	3	2	2	8	0	0	5.43	4.23	31	122	73	19	10	7	14	2	3	0	70			2	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.13	0.065	.07	0.00%	0.75	1b start a 1	8b 3 out a3
11	38	87	Jul 17	BAL	@	KCR	L,8-9	GS-4		4	3.2	8	4	4	2	2	1	0	5.72	4.41	20	72	44	13	4	8	8	4	0	0	29			1	0	0	18	0	1	0	1	0	0	.72	-0.062	.04	0.00%	-2.50	1b start a 4	4b 1-3 2 out a3
12	39	92	Jul 23	BAL		CAL	L,4-5	GS-7	L(4-4)	5	6.1	12	5	5	1	6	3	0	5.86	4.73	30	117	72	16	8	12	11	5	3	0	34			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	1	0	0	.65	-0.161	.01	0.00%	-1.31	1t start tie	7t -2- 1 out d4
13	40	97	Jul 28	BAL		OAK	L,3-4	GS-8	L(4-5)	4	7.2	8	4	4	0	5	2	1	5.73	4.79	29	106	69	15	9	11	12	7	1	0	52			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.05	-0.194	.01	0.00%	-0.27	1t start tie	8t --- 2 out d1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
14	41	101	Aug 2	BAL	@	CHW	W,3-0	GS-6	W(5-5)	4	5.2	4	0	0	4	3	0	0	5.31	4.73	24	106	63	14	5	3	14	6	2	0	60			2	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.35	0.277	.02	0.00%	2.44	1b start tie	6b 1-3 2 out a3
15	42	106	Aug 7	BAL		MIL	L,2-4	GS-8	L(5-6)	4	7.1	10	4	4	2	1	0	0	5.27	4.61	33	110	67	14	6	13	17	8	1	0	41			2	0	0	31	0	1	0	1	0	1	.98	-0.165	.01	0.00%	-0.68	1t start tie	8t 1-- 1 out d2
16	43	111	Aug 12	BAL		CHW	W,5-4	GS-9		4	9.0	5	4	4	3	6	1	0	5.15	4.55	33	120	71	14	12	13	11	1	1	0	64			1	1	0	29	2	0	0	1	1	0	1.10	-0.133	.00	0.00%	0.31	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
17	44	117	Aug 17	BAL	@	MIL	L,6-7	GS-5	L(5-7)	4	4.2	7	5	4	3	0	1	0	5.27	4.70	22	78	41	13	1	6	13	7	2	0	29			1	0	0	19	0	0	0	1	0	0	.79	-0.151	.00	0.00%	-2.05	1b start tie	5b 1-3 2 out d4
18	45	122	Aug 23	BAL		MIN	W,5-4	GS-8		5	8.0	9	4	4	3	6	0	0	5.21	4.53	34	122	73	25	6	10	15	7	1	0	51			0	1	0	31	3	0	1	1	0	0	1.12	0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.17	1t start tie	8t 3 out tie
19	46	127	Aug 28	BAL		TOR	L,0-3	GS-8	L(5-8)	4	8.0	8	2	2	1	8	0	0	5.00	4.29	32	130	90	18	18	13	10	3	1	0	65			0	0	0	30	2	0	1	1	0	1	.72	0.085	.00	0.00%	1.83	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
20	47	132	Sep 3	BAL	@	TOR	W,8-4	GS-6	W(6-8)	5	6.0	5	3	3	0	4	2	0	4.98	4.37	23	80	54	12	10	10	9	3	0	0	54			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	.92	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.11	1b start tie	6b 3 out a1
21	48	136	Sep 8	BAL		KCR	L,2-3	GS-7		4	7.0	6	2	2	1	7	0	0	4.84	4.20	26	95	62	18	11	7	11	5	0	0	63			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.07	0.092	.00	0.00%	1.35	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
							9-12		W-L:6-8	4.2	126.1	126	71	68	43	85	16	1	4.84	4.20	532	2018	61%	15%	8%	0.70		21%	9%	0	49		---%	14	3	0	483	22	3	2	11	3	5	.92	-1.325	.21	-0.52%	-8.34

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