How Ben McDonald's Win Percentage Compares to Similar Players
Ben McDonald posted a career Win Percentage of 52.7, near the starting pitcher average of 50.35 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Win Percentage season came in 1989, posting 100.0, well above the starting pitcher average of 50.76 that year. The lowest point came in 1995 at 33.33, well below the starting pitcher average of 50.65 that year. The Win Percentage trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 33.33 in 1995 to 54.55 in 1996 and 53.33 in 1997. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Win Percentage profile — ranging from 33.33 to 100.0 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Ben McDonald Lifetime Win Percentage
Stats similar to Win Percentage for Ben McDonald
| Ben McDonald Win Percentage |
|---|
| Career | 52.7 |
| Season Avg. | 52.7 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 52.7 |
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Ben McDonald Win Percentage Per Season
Ben McDonald's Win Percentage 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 Win Percentage by Team
Ben McDonald's career Win Percentage totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ben McDonald Win Percentage Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Ben McDonald's career Win Percentage 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 Win Percentage Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Ben McDonald's seasonal Win Percentage 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 Win Percentage — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Ben McDonald's MLB career with Win Percentage 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.