How Ben McDonald's Errors Compares to Similar Players

Ben McDonald totaled 11 career Errors, well below the league average of 24.6 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Errors season came in 1989, posting 0, well below the league average of 3.7 that year. The highest point came in 1996 at 6, well above the league average of 2.9 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Errors total went from 1 in 1995 to 6 in 1996 and 1 in 1997, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Errors profile — ranging from 0 to 6 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ben McDonald Lifetime Errors

Stats similar to Errors for Ben McDonald
Ben McDonald
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Season Avg.1.22
162 Game Avg.8.45
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Ben McDonald Errors Per Season

Ben McDonald's Errors 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 Errors per season line chart

Ben McDonald Errors by Team

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

Ben McDonald Cumulative Errors — Career Progression

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

Ben McDonald Errors Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Ben McDonald Errors — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ben McDonald's MLB career with Errors 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 Errors season-by-season breakdown table