How Ben McDonald's Power Finesse Ratio Compares to Similar Players

Ben McDonald posted a career Power Finesse Ratio of 1.03, above the starting pitcher average of .912 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His best Power Finesse Ratio season came in 1995, posting 1.25, above the starting pitcher average of 1.05 that year. The lowest point came in 1990 at .843, below the starting pitcher average of .957 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.25 in 1995 to .962 in 1996 and 1.1 in 1997. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained above league norms across 8 seasons.

Ben McDonald Lifetime Power Finesse Ratio

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Ben McDonald
Power Finesse Ratio
Career1.031
Season Avg.1.031
162 Game Avg.1.031
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Ben McDonald Power Finesse Ratio Per Season

Ben McDonald's Power Finesse Ratio 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 Power Finesse Ratio per season line chart

Ben McDonald Power Finesse Ratio by Team

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

Ben McDonald Power Finesse Ratio Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Ben McDonald's career Power Finesse Ratio 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 Power Finesse Ratio year-over-year waterfall chart

Ben McDonald Power Finesse Ratio Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ben McDonald's seasonal Power Finesse Ratio 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 Power Finesse Ratio distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ben McDonald Power Finesse Ratio — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ben McDonald's MLB career with Power Finesse Ratio 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 Power Finesse Ratio season-by-season breakdown table