#79 Ben Mcdonald, Starting Pitcher, 31 yrs, Arizona Diamondbacks
Sunday, 10/31/1999
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Ben Mcdonald

11/24/1967
31
USA,LA,BATON ROUGE
6"7
213

Starting Pitcher
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R
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2 / 6 (Fair)
0 / 6 (Unknown)
Very inconsistent
GREAT
Prone
1.0 Stars
 

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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
  

Pitching Ratings

PitchingStuffControlMovementVelocity
Overall66589-92 Mph
Versus LHB555 
Versus RHB666 
Talent676 
Pitching Ratings
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Holding Runners :

7
68
3
 Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider
 

Batting Ratings

BattingContactGapPowerDiscipline/EyeAvoid K's
Overall14112
Versus LHP14112
Versus RHP14112
Talent11116
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1
3
2
1
Spray Hitter
Fielding Ratings
P : 7 (Range), .997 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

DateOpp. ResultStartIPHRERBBKDec    
7/22LANL 0-4 200010     
7/23@CHCL 7-8 0.210012     
7/24@CHCL 1-4 0.200001     
7/28MILL 1-9 0.243310     
8/5COLW 6-4*664437W    
8/11@SDNL 2-7*557751L    
8/17@NYNW 4-3*533371     
8/22@SFNL 3-13*4.278622L    
8/27STLL 2-5*754453L    
9/2@FLAW 7-2*5.162245W    

Pitching Stats 1999

OverallGGSWLSVERAIPHARERBBKCGCG%SHOQSQS%
Overall241851006.4493.2102806758580.00422.2
Projected241851006.4493.010280675858     
OverallSVOBSSV%RAGFR/9H/9K/9BB/9RLRLSRLS%IRIRSIRS%ERC
 00.06316.09.85.65.68450.08450.05.81
 ABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSFSHHPAVGOBPSLGOPS
vs. LHB1665384229312821002.319.411.452.863
vs. RHB199491111048493037004.246.352.462.814
 GGSWLSVERAIPHARERBBK
Home13104505.4754.15340332932
Road1181507.7839.14940342926
Postseason000000.000.000000
This Week000000.000.000000
Last Week000000.000.000000
MonthGGSWLSVERAIPHARERBBK
March/April551409.0018.027251877
May110000.007.050027
June662305.2830.22720182021
July600009.005.0117534
August551307.8127.22626242214
Sept./Oct.111003.385.162245

Career Pitching Stats

YearGGSWLSVERAIPHARERHRBBKCGSHOWHIPBABIPTeams
1995662307.2432.138262691030001.48.315CLE
19962200010.806.215118216002.40.464CLE
199711116304.9859.2623833122928001.53.258CLE
1998323212804.20182.1161100852078114001.31.254CLE TB ARI
1999241851006.4493.21028067125858001.71.305ARI
Total7569252405.26374.237825521955176236001.48.277 

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

YearGGSWLSVERAIPHARERHRBBKCGSHOWHIPBABIP
1989, AAA22229303.78135.212967571348129211.30.310
1990, AA262614604.43150.114279742849168001.27.295
1991, AA18187403.54112.09045441039123001.15.288
1991, AAA12126204.8866.171393673858001.64.328
1992, AAA282813904.34172.016692832667142001.35.287
1993, AAA16167403.9990.191454083080001.34.324
1994, AAA29297704.01163.216186731574156001.44.322
1995, AAA282811803.88171.215281741668156111.28.288
1996, AAA19198603.43115.111252441633101001.26.294
1997, AAA17176506.0191.1112676193268001.58.353

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

YearGGSWLSVERAIPHARERBBKCGSHO
1998110106.437.07552200
Total110106.437.07552200

Career Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPSTeams
1995600000000000.000.000.000.000CLE
1996200000000000.000.000.000.000CLE
19971100000000000.000.000.000.000CLE
1998326250003253000.081.149.081.230CLE TB ARI
1999242521002101600.080.077.120.197ARI
Total758771005354600.080.129.092.221 

Fielding Stats 1999

PositionGGSPOADPTCEPCTINNRANGEPBRSTARTORTO%
Pitcher241871502201.00093.22.11    

Player History

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)...
Pitching Leader Boards Appearances
     

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