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: 13-8 / in Starts: 10-5

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 19, Entered with runners on base: 1

1990 Pitching Game Log

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1990 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	7	77	Jul 3	BAL	@	TEX	L,2-7	6-7		99	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.81	6	25	15	6	0	0	5	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.008	.02	0.00%	0.97	6b --- 0 out d5	7b 3 out d5
2	8	82	Jul 8	BAL	@	CHW	W,8-6	5-6		4	1.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.72	7	20	13	3	1	2	4	2	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.75	-0.082	.26	-0.02%	-0.15	5b -23 1 out tie	6b 3 out d2
3	9	83	Jul 11	BAL		KCR	W,7-5	4-5		2	2.0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0.00	1.93	7	26	17	4	2	2	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	2	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.06	0.091	.48	0.03%	0.94	4t --- 0 out d3	5t 3 out tie
4	10	87	Jul 15	BAL		MIN	L,3-10	9-GF		3	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.06	3	5	3	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.47	9t --- 0 out d8	9t end d 8
5	11	88	Jul 16	BAL		TEX	W,7-6	7-8		0	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	1.04	2.00	8	35	23	6	4	7	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.63	-0.124	1.01	-0.05%	-0.06	7t --- 0 out tie	8t 3 out d1
6	12	90	Jul 18	BAL		TEX	L,1-7	9-GF		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.93	2.08	3	7	5	1	0	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.01	0.001	.01	0.00%	0.47	9t --- 0 out d6	9t end d 6
7	13	93	Jul 21	BAL		CHW	W,2-0	SHO	W(1-0)	2	9.0	4	0	0	1	5	0	0	0.48	2.06	30	85	55	14	9	12	12	6	3	0	83			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	1	0	0	.99	0.527	.92	0.30%	4.22	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
8	14	98	Jul 27	BAL	@	KCR	W,9-2	GS-7	W(2-0)	5	6.2	6	2	2	4	7	0	0	1.07	2.18	29	113	64	22	5	8	10	6	1	0	57			0	0	1	24	3	0	0	0	1	0	.73	0.089	1.01	0.07%	0.89	1b start a 2	7b 12- 2 out a6
9	15	103	Jul 31	BAL		TOR	W,6-4	GS-7	W(3-0)	3	7.0	7	3	2	0	2	0	0	1.39	2.19	30	106	72	18	4	14	14	5	3	0	55			1	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	1	2	1.13	0.114	2.31	0.14%	0.28	1t start tie	7t 3 out a3
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
10	16	109	Aug 8	BAL	@	OAK	W,4-1	GS-6	W(4-0)	7	5.1	4	1	1	2	3	0	0	1.43	2.28	22	88	54	12	3	6	11	5	0	0	57			0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	.89	0.118	1.08	0.09%	0.89	1b start tie	6b 12- 1 out a3
11	17	114	Aug 13	BAL	@	SEA	W,3-2	GS-9	W(5-0)	4	8.2	4	2	2	3	3	0	0	1.55	2.44	33	119	70	26	4	8	19	7	2	0	68			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.11	0.416	1.11	0.25%	2.92	1b start a 1	9b 12- 2 out a2
12	18	118	Aug 18	BAL		OAK	L,1-3	GS-7	L(5-1)	4	7.0	7	3	3	2	3	1	0	1.86	2.73	30	107	59	13	5	12	13	4	5	0	52			1	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.40	-0.113	.99	-0.05%	0.28	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
13	19	122	Aug 22	BAL	@	BOS	L,2-13	GS-4	L(5-2)	3	3.2	4	5	5	4	1	1	0	2.53	3.14	19					5	8	2	2	1	30			1	0	0	15	2	0	0	0	0	0	.90	-0.232	.92	-0.14%	-3.31	1b start tie	4b -2- 2 out d5
14	20	126	Aug 27	BAL		NYY	L,0-4	GS-8	L(5-3)	4	7.1	9	4	4	0	5	3	0	2.80	3.55	30	115	73	19	12	9	16	9	1	0	49			1	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	.65	-0.011	.16	0.00%	0.25	1t start tie	8t 1-- 1 out d3
Sep/Oct				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
15	21	131	Sep 1	BAL	@	MIL	L,3-4	GS-7	L(5-4)	4	7.0	5	4	2	3	2	1	0	2.78	3.73	30	96	59	13	4	13	12	3	3	0	54			3	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.08	-0.156	.01	0.00%	-0.65	1b start tie	7b 3 out d3
16	22	136	Sep 7	BAL		CAL	W,6-2	GS-8	W(6-4)	5	8.0	4	2	2	1	6	1	0	2.72	3.69	29	119	78	21	6	13	9	2	0	0	71			2	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.08	0.132	.00	0.00%	1.75	1t start tie	8t 3 out a4
17	23	141	Sep 12	BAL		DET	W,2-1	CG	W(7-4)	4	9.0	3	1	1	3	7	0	0	2.55	3.54	32	125	80	23	15	8	14	8	0	0	81			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.05	0.435	.00	0.00%	3.22	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
18	24	146	Sep 17	BAL		BOS	L,3-7	GS-4	L(7-5)	4	3.2	4	5	4	5	3	0	0	2.84	3.61	20	83	45	19	5	7	5	2	0	0	33			0	0	0	13	2	0	0	1	2	1	1.09	-0.278	.00	0.00%	-3.55	1t start tie	4t 12- 2 out d5
19	25	151	Sep 23	BAL		MIL	W,2-1	GS-9		5	9.0	5	1	1	2	0	1	0	2.67	3.73	33	118	72	18	3	17	14	3	2	0	71			1	0	0	30	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.38	0.517	.00	0.00%	3.22	1t start tie	9t 3 out tie
20	26	156	Sep 28	BAL	@	CLE	W,2-0	SHO	W(8-5)	4	9.0	4	0	0	1	4	0	0	2.45	3.61	32	108	65	23	2	6	21	8	4	0	82			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.12	0.600	.00	0.00%	4.31	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
21	27	161	Oct 3	BAL		TOR	W,3-2	GS-9		4	8.2	10	2	2	3	9	1	0	2.43	3.58	39	140	94	30	18	11	16	7	3	0	62			0	0	0	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.52	-0.007	.00	0.00%	1.80	1t start tie	9t 12- 2 out tie
							13-8		W-L:8-5	3.6	118.2	88	36	32	35	65	9	0	2.43	3.58	472	1640	62%	18%	6%	0.79		22%	8%	1	60	2	100%	10	2	2	429	14	0	0	5	5	5	1.07	2.045	.54	0.62%	19.13

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