#79 Ben Mcdonald, Starting Pitcher, 31 yrs, Arizona Diamondbacks Sunday, 10/31/1999 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Ben Mcdonald
11/24/1967 31 USA,LA,BATON ROUGE 6"7 213
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Very inconsistent GREAT Prone 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 300,000 1999 (Possible Arbitration) 2 Year(s), 154 Days (498 total Days) 172 Day(s) 4 Year(s), 52 Days (740 total Days) 10 Year(s)
Out of Option Years
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 6 | 6 | 5 | 89-92 Mph |
Versus LHB | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Versus RHB | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Talent | 6 | 7 | 6 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 7 68 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 2 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 7 (Range), .997 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 24 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 6.44 | 93.2 | 102 | 80 | 67 | 58 | 58 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 4 | 22.2 |
Projected | 24 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 6.44 | 93.0 | 102 | 80 | 67 | 58 | 58 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 6 | 3 | 16.0 | 9.8 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 5.81 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 166 | 53 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .319 | .411 | .452 | .863 |
vs. RHB | 199 | 49 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 48 | 49 | 30 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .246 | .352 | .462 | .814 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 13 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5.47 | 54.1 | 53 | 40 | 33 | 29 | 32 |
Road | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7.78 | 39.1 | 49 | 40 | 34 | 29 | 26 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9.00 | 18.0 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 7 |
May | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
June | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.28 | 30.2 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
July | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 5.0 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
August | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7.81 | 27.2 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 14 |
Sept./Oct. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 5.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1995 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7.24 | 32.1 | 38 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1.48 | .315 | CLE |
1996 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 6.2 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.40 | .464 | CLE |
1997 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4.98 | 59.2 | 62 | 38 | 33 | 12 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1.53 | .258 | CLE |
1998 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4.20 | 182.1 | 161 | 100 | 85 | 20 | 78 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 1.31 | .254 | CLE TB ARI |
1999 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 6.44 | 93.2 | 102 | 80 | 67 | 12 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 1.71 | .305 | ARI |
Total | 75 | 69 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 5.26 | 374.2 | 378 | 255 | 219 | 55 | 176 | 236 | 0 | 0 | 1.48 | .277 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1989, AAA | 22 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3.78 | 135.2 | 129 | 67 | 57 | 13 | 48 | 129 | 2 | 1 | 1.30 | .310 |
1990, AA | 26 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 4.43 | 150.1 | 142 | 79 | 74 | 28 | 49 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 1.27 | .295 |
1991, AA | 18 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3.54 | 112.0 | 90 | 45 | 44 | 10 | 39 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 1.15 | .288 |
1991, AAA | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4.88 | 66.1 | 71 | 39 | 36 | 7 | 38 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 1.64 | .328 |
1992, AAA | 28 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4.34 | 172.0 | 166 | 92 | 83 | 26 | 67 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 1.35 | .287 |
1993, AAA | 16 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3.99 | 90.1 | 91 | 45 | 40 | 8 | 30 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 1.34 | .324 |
1994, AAA | 29 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4.01 | 163.2 | 161 | 86 | 73 | 15 | 74 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 1.44 | .322 |
1995, AAA | 28 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3.88 | 171.2 | 152 | 81 | 74 | 16 | 68 | 156 | 1 | 1 | 1.28 | .288 |
1996, AAA | 19 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3.43 | 115.1 | 112 | 52 | 44 | 16 | 33 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 1.26 | .294 |
1997, AAA | 17 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6.01 | 91.1 | 112 | 67 | 61 | 9 | 32 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 1.58 | .353 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
1998 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.43 | 7.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.43 | 7.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1995 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CLE |
1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CLE |
1997 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CLE |
1998 | 32 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | .081 | .149 | .081 | .230 | CLE TB ARI |
1999 | 24 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .080 | .077 | .120 | .197 | ARI |
Total | 75 | 87 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 0 | .080 | .129 | .092 | .221 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 24 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1.000 | 93.2 | 2.11 | | | | |
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Earned first career win on 9/21/1995... Injured on 5/29/1996 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 4 weeks... Injured on 7/11/1996 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 6 days... Traded from Cleveland to Tampa Bay on 2/1/1998 (Going to CLE: C Carlos AAA. Going to TB: P Omar Daal, P Gregg Olson, P Ben Mcdonald)... Traded from Tampa Bay to Arizona on 2/1/1998 (Going to ARI: P Roger Salkeld, LF Keith Mitchell, P Alex Fernandez, P Ben Mcdonald. Going to TB: P Jason Bere, P Russ Springer, P Brian Barnes, C Jeff Tackett, 2B Lance Blankenship)... Had first career hit on 4/9/1998, off Fernando Valenzuela (STL)... Had first career hit on 4/30/1998, off Jerry Kutzler (NYN)...
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