Ben McDonald
Bats R Throws R6'7" 212 lbBorn 1967 Baton Rouge, USADebut 1989Team ML4Draft 1986 R27 #670 Atlanta Braves, Denham Springs HS (LA)
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 1997 | ML4 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -125.2 |
| 1996 | ML4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1995 | BAL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1994 | BAL | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1993 | BAL | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1992 | BAL | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1991 | BAL | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1990 | BAL | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1989 | BAL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| Career | | 211 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -125.2 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 1997 | ML4 | 8 | 7 | 4.06 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 133.0 | 551 | 13 | 36 | 110 | | | |
| 1996 | ML4 | 12 | 10 | 3.90 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 221.3 | 951 | 25 | 67 | 146 | | | |
| 1995 | BAL | 3 | 6 | 4.16 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 80.0 | 342 | 10 | 38 | 62 | | | |
| 1994 | BAL | 14 | 7 | 4.06 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 157.3 | 655 | 14 | 54 | 94 | | | |
| 1993 | BAL | 13 | 14 | 3.39 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 220.3 | 914 | 17 | 86 | 171 | | | |
| 1992 | BAL | 13 | 13 | 4.24 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 227.0 | 958 | 32 | 74 | 158 | | | |
| 1991 | BAL | 6 | 8 | 4.84 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 126.3 | 532 | 16 | 43 | 85 | | | |
| 1990 | BAL | 8 | 5 | 2.43 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 118.7 | 472 | 9 | 35 | 65 | | | |
| 1989 | BAL | 1 | 0 | 8.59 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 3 | | | |
| Career | | 78 | 70 | 3.91 | 211 | 198 | 0 | 1291.3 | 5408 | 138 | 437 | 894 | | | |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 1997 | ML4 | P | 21 | 133 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0.957 | |
| 1996 | ML4 | P | 35 | 221 | 13 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 0.878 | |
| 1995 | BAL | P | 14 | 80 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.947 | |
| 1994 | BAL | P | 24 | 157 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 1993 | BAL | P | 34 | 220 | 15 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 0.966 | |
| 1992 | BAL | P | 35 | 227 | 22 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | |
| 1991 | BAL | P | 21 | 126 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 1990 | BAL | P | 21 | 119 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0.967 | |
| 1989 | BAL | P | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 1997 | ML4 | $5,000,000 |
| 1996 | ML4 | $2,000,000 |
| 1995 | BAL | $4,500,000 |
| 1994 | BAL | $2,675,000 |
| 1993 | BAL | $1,250,000 |
| 1992 | BAL | $500,000 |
| 1991 | BAL | $491,667 |
| 1990 | BAL | $241,667 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.