How Bob Macdonald's Earned Runs Compares to Similar Players

Bob Macdonald totaled 113 career Earned Runs, below the relief pitcher average of 126.9 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest Earned Runs season came in 1990, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 22.3 that year. The highest point came in 1993 at 39, well above the relief pitcher average of 24.4 that year. The Earned Runs trended upward through the final seasons. The Earned Runs total went from 39 in 1993 to 25 in 1995 and 9 in 1996, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Earned Runs profile — ranging from 0 to 39 — though the career average remained above league norms.

Bob Macdonald Lifetime Earned Runs

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Bob Macdonald
Earned Runs
Career113
Season Avg.18.83
162 Game Avg.92.92
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Bob Macdonald Earned Runs Per Season

Bob Macdonald's Earned Runs for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Bob Macdonald Earned Runs per season line chart

Bob Macdonald Earned Runs by Team

Bob Macdonald's career Earned Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bob Macdonald career Earned Runs by team bar chart

Bob Macdonald Cumulative Earned Runs — Career Progression

A running total of Bob Macdonald's career Earned Runs, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Bob Macdonald Earned Runs year-over-year waterfall chart

Bob Macdonald Earned Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bob Macdonald's seasonal Earned Runs alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Bob Macdonald Earned Runs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bob Macdonald Earned Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bob Macdonald's MLB career with Earned Runs alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Bob Macdonald Earned Runs season-by-season breakdown table