It doesn't matter if you are trying to make your next big bet or parlay, tweak your fantasy team, rub something in your buddy's face, or just want to understand the game better, it's always interesting to look at a matchup. Mark McGwire and Ben McDonald have faced off against each other 20 times throughout their careers. Against Ben McDonald, Mark McGwire has maintained a Batting Average of 0.176, lower than his career batting average of 0.263. Ben McDonald's career opposing batting average is 0.243, higher than their face-off average, possibly overperforming against Mark McGwire. Mark McGwire's OPS against Ben McDonald is 0.594, lower than his career OPS of 0.982.

Ben McDonald has struck out Mark McGwire 6 times in 17 at-bats. Against Ben McDonald, Mark McGwire strikes out every 3.333 plate appearances. Mark McGwire's career Plate Appearance per Strikeout is 4.8, striking out less often against Ben McDonald than average. Ben McDonald strikes out a batter every 6.049 plate appearances, striking out Mark McGwire more often than his average.