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Ben
McDonald		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 7''
Weight: 213
 
Born: November 24, 1967 in Usa, LA, BATON ROUGE
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1989 21 OAK AL $ 300,000 10 5 6 5 6 7 6 7 7 7
1990 22 OAK AL $ 300,000 10 5 6 5 6 6 6 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 10 5 6 5 6 6 6 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 10 5 6 5 6 7 6 7 7 7
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1989 21 OAK AL 7 11 .389 25 25 0 0 0 150.7 167 85 12 59 98 5.08 .280 .345 .434 .779 3.2
    AAA   0 1 .000 5 5 0 0 0 34.3 27 10 3 11 42 2.62 .221 .286 .328 .614  
1990 22 OAK AL 7 12 .368 34 34 0 0 0 188.7 215 118 21 79 106 5.63 .286 .355 .449 .804 1.7
2 Years Sim 14 23 .378 59 59 0 0 0 339.3 382 203 33 138 204 5.38 .283 .350 .442 .793 4.9
1 Years AAA 0 1 .000 5 5 0 0 0 34.3 27 10 3 11 42 2.62 .221 .286 .328 .614  
Season Average 7 11 .389 29 29 0 0 0 169.7 191 101 16 69 102 5.38 .283 .350 .442 .793  
Career Highs 7 12 .389 34 34 0 0 0 188.7 215 118 21 79 106 5.63 .286 .355 .449 .804  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   154 97 18 52 107   .267 .328 .455 .783
vs LH   228 106 15 86 97   .295 .365 .433 .798
Home 9 8 .529 30 30 0 0 0 187.0 196 92 15 67 102 4.43 .269 .331 .402 .733
Away 5 15 .250 29 29 0 0 0 152.3 186 111 18 71 102 6.56 .299 .371 .489 .860
Mar/Apr 1 6 .143 10 10 0 0 0 51.0 67 42 7 18 29 7.41 .310 .363 .505 .868
May 1 7 .125 12 12 0 0 0 64.7 84 51 7 27 38 7.10 .312 .375 .480 .855
June 4 0 1.000 6 6 0 0 0 36.0 35 15 4 18 20 3.75 .259 .346 .422 .769
July 5 3 .625 11 11 0 0 0 69.0 78 31 6 22 38 4.04 .282 .334 .419 .753
August 2 5 .286 12 12 0 0 0 71.3 73 39 4 30 53 4.92 .265 .338 .415 .752
Sep/Oct 1 2 .333 8 8 0 0 0 47.3 45 25 5 23 26 4.75 .253 .338 .404 .743
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1989 21 OAK AL P 25 25 150.7 3 26 0 2 1.000 1.73    
1990 22 OAK AL P 34 34 188.7 6 21 2 1 .931 1.29    
Career Totals   59 59 339.3 9 47 2 3 .966 1.49    
Career Highs   34 34 188.7 6 26 2 2 1.000 1.73    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Hits Allowed
1990-6-215
 Homeruns Allowed
1990-9-21
 Walks Allowed
1990-7-79
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Rick Langford (983)
  2. Tim Belcher (983)
  3. Vic Sorrell (981)
  4. Dick Bosman (976)
  5. Barry Latman (975)
  6. Jimmie Deshong (974)
  7. Bucky Walters (973)
  8. Mike Warren (972)
  9. Hugh East (972)
  10. Cotton Pippen (971)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 17th overall pick, by Oakland in 1989
Earned first career win on 4/15/1989
Injured on 9/15/1989 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
 
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