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Bob MacDonald
Robert Joseph MacDonald
also known as Rob MacDonald

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 3", Weight 208 lb.
School Rutgers University

Debut August 14, 1990
  vs. CHW 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER
Final Game June 7, 1996
Born April 27, 1965 in East Orange, NJ

Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 19th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1987. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1990 25 TOR AL   0   0   4   0   0   0   1  0    2.3    0    0    0   0    2    0   0   0     8   0   0  0.00  4.11  inf 0.857
 1991 26 TOR AL   3   3  45   0   0   0  10  0   53.7   51   19   17   5   25   24   0   1   231   4   1  2.85  4.23  148 1.416
 1992 27 TOR AL   1   0  27   0   0   0   9  0   47.3   50   24   23   4   16   26   1   0   204   3   0  4.37  4.11   94 1.394
 1993 28 DET AL   3   3  68   0   0   0  24  3   65.7   67   42   39   8   33   39   1   3   293   5   1  5.35  4.29   80 1.523
 1995 30 NYY AL   1   1  33   0   0   0   5  0   46.3   50   25   25   7   22   41   1   1   202   0   0  4.86  4.63   95 1.554
 1996 31 NYM NL   0   2  20   0   0   0   6  0   19.0   16   10    9   2    9   12   0   1    79   0   0  4.26  4.01   94 1.316
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  6 Yr WL% .471   8   9 197   0   0   0  55  3  234.3  234  120  113  26  107  142   3   6  1017  12   2  4.34  4.28   99 1.455
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     2   3  68   0   0   0  18  1   80.7   80   41   39   8   36   49   1   2   351   4   0  4.34  4.28   99 1.455
 Career High      3   3  68   0   0   0  24  3   65.7   67   42   39   8   33   41   1   3   293   5   1  2.85  4.63  148 1.394

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1990 25 TOR AL P 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.60 0.00 1.96 0 2.3 1991 26 TOR AL P 45 4 5 0 0 1.000 .957 0.20 0.58 1.51 1.79 0 53.7 1992 27 TOR AL P 27 2 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.15 0.56 0.76 1.71 0 47.3 1993 28 DET AL P 68 3 13 1 0 .941 .952 0.24 0.56 2.19 1.79 0 65.7 1995 30 NYY AL P 33 2 4 0 0 1.000 .952 0.18 0.53 1.17 1.79 0 46.3 1996 31 NYM NL P 20 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 0.15 0.52 1.42 1.85 0 19.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1990 25 TOR AL P 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.60 0.00 1.96 0 2.3 1991 26 TOR AL P 45 4 5 0 0 1.000 .957 0.20 0.58 1.51 1.79 0 53.7 1992 27 TOR AL P 27 2 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.15 0.56 0.76 1.71 0 47.3 1993 28 DET AL P 68 3 13 1 0 .941 .952 0.24 0.56 2.19 1.79 0 65.7 1995 30 NYY AL P 33 2 4 0 0 1.000 .952 0.18 0.53 1.17 1.79 0 46.3 1996 31 NYM NL P 20 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 0.15 0.52 1.42 1.85 0 19.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 197 12 26 1 0 .974 .955 0.19 0.56 1.46 1.78 0 234.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 197 12 26 1 0 .974 .955 0.19 0.56 1.46 1.78 0 234
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1991   ALCS  TOR MIN     L   1   0   9.00  0  0  0  0   1     1   1   1   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1991   ALCS  TOR MIN     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Games
1993 AL-68-10

Gray Ink: Pitching - 1 (2555) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 2, 1987: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 19th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1987.

March 30, 1993: Purchased by the Detroit Tigers from the Toronto Blue Jays.

December 20, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

February 11, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

April 1, 1994: Released by the Houston Astros.

April 8, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

June 13, 1994: Released by the Seattle Mariners.

July 1, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

October 15, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

February 15, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

October 16, 1995: Released by the New York Yankees.

January 13, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

October 15, 1996: Released by the New York Mets.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1992Toronto Blue Jays$182,500
1993Detroit Tigers$225,000
1995New York Yankees$260,000
1996New York Mets$200,000
Career (may be incomplete)$867,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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