How Ben McDonald's Seasons Pitched Compares to Similar Players

Ben McDonald totaled 9 career Seasons Pitched, well above the starting pitcher average of 6.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Seasons Pitched season came in 1997, posting 1,997, near the starting pitcher average of 1,997.0 that year. The lowest point came in 1989 at 1,989, near the starting pitcher average of 1,989.0 that year. The Seasons Pitched trended upward through the final seasons. The Seasons Pitched total went from 1,995 in 1995 to 1,996 in 1996 and 1,997 in 1997, holding steady over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. One of the more consistent Seasons Pitched producers of his era, the career line shows well-above-average output with little season-to-season variance across 8 seasons.

Ben McDonald Lifetime Seasons Pitched

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Ben McDonald Seasons Pitched Per Season

Ben McDonald's Seasons 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 Seasons Pitched per season line chart

Ben McDonald Seasons Pitched by Team

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

Ben McDonald Cumulative Seasons Pitched — Career Progression

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

Ben McDonald Seasons Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Ben McDonald Seasons Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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