How Ben McDonald's Batters Faced Per 9 Innings Compares to Similar Players
Ben McDonald posted a career Batters Faced Per 9 Innings of 37.69 over 8 seasons, against a starting pitcher average of 38.21 — a measure of his rotation workload across the career. His best Batters Faced Per 9 Innings season came in 1989, posting 40.5, near the starting pitcher average of 38.16 that year. The lowest point came in 1990 at 35.8, near the starting pitcher average of 38.21 that year. The per-game workload has held steady over recent seasons. The figure moved from 38.48 in 1995 to 38.67 in 1996 and 37.29 in 1997. The workload profile has been consistent across 8 seasons, reflecting sustained availability at the top of the rotation.
Ben McDonald Lifetime Batters Faced Per 9 Innings
Stats similar to Batters Faced Per 9 Innings for Ben McDonald
| Ben McDonald
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 37.69 |
| Season Avg. | 37.69 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 37.69 |
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Ben McDonald Batters Faced Per 9 Innings Per Season
Ben McDonald's Batters Faced Per 9 Innings 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 Per 9 Innings by Team
Ben McDonald's career Batters Faced Per 9 Innings totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ben McDonald Batters Faced Per 9 Innings Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Ben McDonald's career Batters Faced Per 9 Innings shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Ben McDonald Batters Faced Per 9 Innings Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Ben McDonald's seasonal Batters Faced Per 9 Innings 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 Per 9 Innings — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Ben McDonald's MLB career with Batters Faced Per 9 Innings 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.
