How Ben McDonald's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Ben McDonald totaled 5,408 career Batters Faced, well above the starting pitcher average of 3,279.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Batters Faced season came in 1992, posting 958, well above the starting pitcher average of 510.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1989 at 33, well below the starting pitcher average of 509.5 that year. The Batters Faced trended upward through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 342 in 1995 to 951 in 1996 and 551 in 1997, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 33 to 958 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Ben McDonald Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Ben McDonald
| Ben McDonald
Batters Faced | Ben McDonald
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 5408 | 37.69 |
| Season Avg. | 600.89 | 37.69 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4152.11 | 37.69 |
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Ben McDonald Batters Faced Per Season
Ben McDonald's Batters Faced for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Ben McDonald Batters Faced by Team
Ben McDonald's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ben McDonald Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Ben McDonald's career Batters Faced, 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.
Ben McDonald Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Ben McDonald's seasonal Batters Faced 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.
Ben McDonald Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Ben McDonald's MLB career with Batters Faced 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.
