How Ben McDonald's Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Compares to Similar Players
Ben McDonald posted a career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings of 6.23, well above the starting pitcher average of 5.11 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Strikeouts Per 9 Innings season came in 1997, posting 7.44, above the starting pitcher average of 6.4 that year. The lowest point came in 1989 at 3.68, well below the starting pitcher average of 5.39 that year. The Strikeouts Per 9 Innings trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 6.98 in 1995 to 5.94 in 1996 and 7.44 in 1997. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well above league norms across 8 seasons.
Ben McDonald Lifetime Strikeouts Per 9 Innings
Stats similar to Strikeouts Per 9 Innings for Ben McDonald
| Ben McDonald
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 6.23 |
| Season Avg. | 6.23 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 6.23 |
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Ben McDonald Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Per Season
Ben McDonald's Strikeouts 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 Strikeouts Per 9 Innings by Team
Ben McDonald's career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ben McDonald Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Ben McDonald's career Strikeouts 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 Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Ben McDonald's seasonal Strikeouts 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 Strikeouts Per 9 Innings — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Ben McDonald's MLB career with Strikeouts 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.
