How Ben McDonald's Innings Pitched Compares to Similar Players

Ben McDonald totaled 1,291 career Innings Pitched, well above the starting pitcher average of 772.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Innings Pitched season came in 1992, posting 227, well above the starting pitcher average of 120.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1989 at 7, well below the starting pitcher average of 120.2 that year. The Innings Pitched trended upward through the final seasons. The Innings Pitched total went from 80 in 1995 to 221 in 1996 and 133 in 1997, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Innings Pitched profile — ranging from 7 to 227 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ben McDonald Lifetime Innings Pitched and Similar Stats

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Ben McDonald Innings Pitched Per Season

Ben McDonald's Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched per season line chart

Ben McDonald Innings Pitched by Team

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

Ben McDonald Cumulative Innings Pitched — Career Progression

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

Ben McDonald Innings Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Ben McDonald Innings Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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