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: 10-11 / in Starts: 10-11

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1997 Pitching Game Log

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1997 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	191	1	Apr 1	MIL	@	TEX	L,2-6	GS-7	L(0-1)	99	7.0	7	6	6	3	2	2	0	7.71	7.54	30	109	65	14	8	18	7	2	1	0	38			0	0	0	27	1	0	1	1	0	0	.51	-0.234	.51	-0.14%	-1.92	1b start tie	7b 3 out d4
2	192	4	Apr 6	MIL	@	TOR	W,4-2	GS-6	W(1-1)	4	6.0	5	2	2	2	7	1	0	5.54	5.88	25	106	67	12	12	6	10	4	0	0	59			2	0	0	23	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.13	0.126	1.12	0.08%	1.30	1b start tie	6b 3 out tie
3	193	7	Apr 13	MIL		TOR	W,3-2	GS-8		6	7.0	5	2	2	2	4	0	1	4.50	4.96	28	102	59	13	7	11	10	4	2	0	61			1	1	0	24	2	0	0	1	0	1	1.13	0.118	1.16	0.07%	1.91	1t start tie	8t 12- 0 out tie
4	194	12	Apr 18	MIL	@	CLE	W,10-2	GS-7	W(2-1)	4	7.0	2	0	0	1	5	0	0	3.33	4.22	23	103	64	23	9	12	5	2	1	0	77			1	1	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	.46	0.194	.60	0.15%	4.00	1b start tie	7b 3 out a10
5	195	16	Apr 23	MIL	@	NYY	L,5-10	GS-6	L(2-2)	4	5.1	9	7	7	4	3	0	2	4.73	4.41	28	102	56	16	11	10	9	5	0	0	21			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	3	0	0	.90	-0.240	.99	-0.16%	-2.64	1b start tie	6b 12- 1 out tie
6	196	21	Apr 28	MIL		TEX	W,14-8	GS-6	W(3-2)	4	5.2	7	7	3	3	3	0	0	4.74	4.29	27	101	60	15	6	13	8	3	0	0	35			2	0	0	24	3	0	0	1	0	2	.53	-0.059	.57	-0.04%	-3.11	1t start tie	6t 12- 2 out a7
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
7	197	28	May 6	MIL		OAK	L,5-6	GS-6		7	5.2	8	4	2	1	6	0	0	4.53	3.93	27	98	59	21	6	9	11	6	2	0	46			0	0	0	26	2	0	0	1	0	2	1.36	-0.215	1.58	-0.15%	-1.17	1t start tie	6t 1-3 2 out tie
8	198	32	May 11	MIL		ANA	W,5-2	GS-6	W(4-2)	4	5.2	8	2	2	2	4	0	0	4.38	3.80	28	101	61	22	8	8	14	5	3	0	47			1	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	1	.91	0.107	1.12	0.08%	0.89	1t start tie	6t 12- 2 out a3
9	199	37	May 16	MIL	@	ANA	L,1-5	GS-8	L(4-3)	4	7.2	8	5	5	3	6	3	1	4.58	4.39	33	128	74	26	9	12	11	1	1	0	46			3	1	0	29	0	0	0	1	0	0	.93	-0.107	1.12	-0.08%	-0.95	1b start a 1	8b 12- 2 out d4
10	200	41	May 21	MIL		MIN	W,5-4	GS-6	W(5-3)	4	5.2	8	4	3	0	5	2	0	4.60	4.53	26	108	66	18	12	9	12	4	0	0	44			0	0	0	26	2	0	0	0	0	1	.82	-0.106	.89	-0.07%	-1.17	1t start tie	6t 1-3 2 out a1
11	201	45	May 26	MIL	@	BOS	L,2-3	GS-8		4	7.1	4	1	1	1	11	0	0	4.24	4.11	27					7	4	0	0	4	76			1	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.19	0.260	1.38	0.18%	2.88	1b start tie	8b 123 1 out a2
12	202	50	May 31	MIL		CHW	W,4-3	GS-7	W(6-3)	4	7.0	6	2	2	2	6	0	0	4.09	3.94	29	106	62	22	12	9	12	4	5	0	61			2	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.28	0.227	1.63	0.17%	1.92	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
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
13	203	55	Jun 5	MIL		BOS	L,1-2	CG	L(6-4)	4	9.0	6	2	2	1	8	1	0	3.87	3.85	32	112	82	24	16	12	11	6	1	0	74			0	0	0	31	2	0	0	2	0	0	.90	0.270	1.17	0.21%	3.04	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
14	204	60	Jun 11	MIL	@	CLE	L,3-4	GS-7		5	7.0	6	3	2	1	3	1	0	3.77	3.90	29	89	54	13	6	12	13	6	3	0	57			0	0	0	26	2	0	0	0	1	1	1.23	0.017	1.59	0.01%	1.00	1b start tie	7b 3 out tie
15	205	65	Jun 16	MIL		STL	W,1-0	GS-8		4	8.0	4	0	0	1	12	0	0	3.48	3.63	29	105	70	12	18	9	7	5	1	0	85			3	0	0	28	0	1	0	1	0	1	1.19	0.579	1.08	0.32%	4.48	1t start tie	8t 3 out tie
16	206	69	Jun 22	MIL		KCR	L,5-6	GS-7		5	7.0	4	3	3	3	8	1	0	3.50	3.66	27	105	66	20	11	6	10	3	2	0	62			0	0	0	24	1	1	0	1	0	0	.97	0.004	1.36	0.00%	0.92	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
17	207	74	Jun 27	MIL	@	KCR	L,3-16	GS-4	L(6-5)	4	3.0	8	9	9	3	2	1	0	4.14	3.80	19					3	3	0	0	8	6			1	0	0	16	1	1	0	0	0	0	.78	-0.293	.82	-0.19%	-6.34	1b start tie	4b 12- 0 out d7
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
18	208	79	Jul 2	MIL	@	CIN	L,4-7	GS-4	L(6-6)	4	4.0	6	4	4	1	3	0	0	4.30	3.75	18					3	8	3	1	3	36			1	1	0	17	2	0	0	0	0	0	.95	-0.236	.79	-0.12%	-1.91	1b start tie	4b 3 out d3
19	209	83	Jul 6	MIL		MIN	W,6-2	GS-6	W(7-6)	3	6.0	3	2	2	0	4	0	0	4.24	3.65	22	80	50	12	7	11	7	3	0	0	62			1	0	0	22	2	1	0	0	0	1	.69	0.121	.48	0.05%	1.36	1t start tie	6t 3 out a4
20	210	84	Jul 11	MIL	@	BAL	W,3-1	GS-6	W(8-6)	4	6.0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	4.04	3.59	19					9	5	0	1	0	76			0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	.73	0.335	.55	0.15%	3.23	1b start a 1	6b 3 out a3
21	211	89	Jul 16	MIL		CLE	L,3-4	GS-6	L(8-7)	4	6.0	6	3	3	2	4	1	0	4.06	3.65	25	91	59	16	5	6	13	9	2	0	50			1	0	0	22	3	0	1	1	0	0	1.17	-0.023	1.41	-0.02%	0.36	1t start tie	6t 3 out d1
							10-11		W-L:8-7	4.3	133.0	120	68	60	36	110	13	5	4.06	3.65	551	1746	62%	17%	9%	1.03		19%	7%	15	53		---%	20	4	0	506	27	4	2	14	1	11	.95	0.845	1.07	0.53%	8.10

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