How Ben McDonald's Chances Accepted Compares to Similar Players

Ben McDonald totaled 274 career Chances Accepted, well below the league average of 1,085.8 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Chances Accepted season came in 1993, posting 57, well below the league average of 162.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1989 at 2, well below the league average of 170.2 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Chances Accepted total went from 18 in 1995 to 43 in 1996 and 22 in 1997, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Chances Accepted profile — ranging from 2 to 57 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Ben McDonald Lifetime Chances Accepted

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Ben McDonald
Chances Accepted
Career274
Season Avg.30.44
162 Game Avg.210.37
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Ben McDonald Chances Accepted Per Season

Ben McDonald's Chances Accepted 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 Chances Accepted per season line chart

Ben McDonald Chances Accepted by Team

Ben McDonald's career Chances Accepted totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ben McDonald career Chances Accepted by team bar chart

Ben McDonald Cumulative Chances Accepted — Career Progression

A running total of Ben McDonald's career Chances Accepted, 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 Chances Accepted year-over-year waterfall chart

Ben McDonald Chances Accepted Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ben McDonald's seasonal Chances Accepted 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 Chances Accepted distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ben McDonald Chances Accepted — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ben McDonald's MLB career with Chances Accepted 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.
Ben McDonald Chances Accepted season-by-season breakdown table