Ben McDonald
1989–1997 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Brewers
56G
.000AVG
.000OBP
.000SLG
More career statistics
0H
0HR
0RBI
0SB
78–70W–L
1,291.1IP
894K
3.91ERA
198GS
2Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 56 | 211 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,291.3 | 211 | 198 | 24 | 78 | 70 | 0 | 1,186 | 606 | 561 | 138 | 437 | 894 | 0 | 0 | 3.91 | 1.257 |
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1993-07-20 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
| 44 | 4 home runs allowed | 1992-06-21 | 1 in 801 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 38 | 12 strikeouts | 1997-06-16 | 1 in 426 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 |  Baltimore Orioles | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 3 |
| 1990 | Baltimore Orioles | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 118 | 65 |
| 1991 | Baltimore Orioles | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 126 | 85 |
| 1992 | Baltimore Orioles | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 227 | 158 |
| 1993 | Baltimore Orioles | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 220 | 171 |
| 1994 | Baltimore Orioles | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 157 | 94 |
| 1995 | Baltimore Orioles | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 80 | 62 |
| 1996 |  Milwaukee Brewers | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 221 | 146 |
| 1997 | Milwaukee Brewers | 21 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 133 | 110 |