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: 3-11 / in Starts: 3-10

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1995 Pitching Game Log

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1995 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	142	2	Apr 27	BAL	@	MIN	L,4-7	GS-5		99	5.0	4	3	1	0	3	0	0	1.80	1.90	20	86	49	12	6	11	6	3	0	0	54			2	1	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.29	-0.031	1.26	-0.02%	-0.13	1b start tie	5b 3 out tie
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
2	143	7	May 3	BAL		MIL	L,4-7	GS-8		5	7.0	3	1	1	3	4	0	0	1.50	2.69	26					9	10	2	1	0	68			0	1	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	.96	0.369	.94	0.22%	3.66	1t start tie	8t 1-- 0 out a2
3	144	12	May 9	BAL	@	BOS	L,3-4	GS-5		5	5.0	3	3	3	5	4	1	2	2.65	4.34	24	104	57	20	5	5	8	5	1	0	48			0	0	0	17	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.21	-0.044	1.40	-0.03%	-0.07	1b start tie	5b 3 out d1
4	145	17	May 16	BAL		DET	L,8-9	GS-3		6	2.2	4	5	5	4	4	0	1	4.58	4.53	17	79	38	20	5	2	6	4	1	0	30			0	0	0	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.29	-0.350	1.11	-0.18%	-3.74	1t start tie	3t 12- 2 out d3
5	146	22	May 21	BAL	@	NYY	L,0-5	GS-6	L(0-1)	4	5.2	10	5	5	2	2	1	0	5.33	4.80	28	102	62	22	4	12	12	6	1	0	29			0	1	0	26	3	0	0	0	0	0	.79	-0.137	.78	-0.08%	-2.26	1b start tie	6b -23 2 out d5
6	147	26	May 26	BAL	@	SEA	L,3-8	GS-5	L(0-2)	4	5.0	6	4	4	5	4	2	0	5.64	5.61	26	103	54	15	8	5	12	5	1	0	38			1	0	0	21	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.03	-0.105	.82	-0.05%	-1.13	1b start tie	5b 3 out d4
7	148	31	May 31	BAL	@	CAL	W,5-3	GS-8	W(1-2)	4	8.0	6	2	2	0	9	1	0	4.93	4.96	30					13	7	4	0	1	71			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.10	0.334	.82	0.15%	2.51	1b start tie	8b 3 out a2
Jun				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	149	35	Jun 5	BAL		SEA	L,0-2	CG	L(1-3)	4	9.0	5	2	2	2	6	1	0	4.37	4.75	34	117	70	19	9	15	11	5	1	0	73			0	0	0	32	2	0	1	1	0	1	.85	0.181	.73	0.09%	3.22	1t start tie	9t 3 out d2
9	150	40	Jun 10	BAL		CAL	W,6-2	GS-8	W(2-3)	4	8.0	7	2	2	2	4	1	0	4.07	4.71	30					8	15	9	1	1	62			0	0	0	28	2	0	0	3	0	0	1.09	0.261	.97	0.14%	2.64	1t start tie	8t 3 out a4
10	151	45	Jun 16	BAL	@	DET	L,3-5	GS-7	L(2-4)	5	6.0	7	5	5	7	4	2	0	4.40	5.19	31	119	54	19	7	10	10	5	1	0	35			3	1	0	24	1	0	1	0	0	0	.64	-0.200	.48	-0.09%	-1.22	1b start tie	7b -2- 0 out d1
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
11	152	70	Jul 14	BAL		KCR	L,2-7	GS-6	L(2-5)	27	6.0	2	2	1	2	8	0	0	4.14	4.86	23	81	48	12	14	5	8	1	2	0	68			1	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	1	1	.94	0.105	.89	0.06%	1.48	1t start tie	6t 3 out d1
12	153	75	Jul 19	BAL	@	MIN	L,3-5	GS-3	L(2-6)	4	2.2	6	5	5	0	2	1	0	4.63	4.92	14	62	40	7	8	3	9	4	1	0	28			2	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	1	0	.85	-0.305	1.12	-0.24%	-3.53	1b start tie	3b 1-- 2 out d4
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
13	154	134	Sep 19	BAL	@	DET	L,4-7	5-GF(8)		61	4.0	3	1	1	1	2	0	0	4.50	4.81	16	63	40	11	8	6	7	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	.29	0.013	.00	0.00%	1.28	5b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
14	155	143	Sep 30	BAL		DET	W,12-0	GS-6	W(3-6)	10	6.0	1	0	0	5	6	0	0	4.16	4.72	23	84	45	15	11	6	6	2	3	0	71			0	1	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	.42	0.174	.00	0.00%	3.48	1t start tie	6t 3 out a10
							3-11		W-L:3-6	4.5	80.0	67	40	37	38	62	10	3	4.16	4.72	342	1000	56%	17%	9%	0.87		24%	6%	2	52	0	---%	9	5	0	299	11	0	3	5	2	4	.91	0.265	.81	-0.03%	6.19

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