What years did Bob Macdonald play?

Bob Macdonald played in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 1996.

Was Bob Macdonald a pitcher?

Yes. Bob Macdonald pitched in the major leagues, recording 8 wins and 142 strikeouts.

What was Bob Macdonald's career ERA?

Bob Macdonald finished with a 4.34 career ERA, going 8-9 with 142 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Bob Macdonald have?

Bob Macdonald recorded 142 career strikeouts.

Is Bob Macdonald in the Hall of Fame?

No. Bob Macdonald has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

What teams did Bob Macdonald play for?

Bob Macdonald played for the Toronto Blue Jays, the Detroit Tigers, the New York Yankees, and the New York Mets.

Bob Macdonald

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1990-1996)

Bob Macdonald was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 1996 for 4 teams, including the Toronto Blue Jays, a span of 7 seasons. Across 197 career appearances, he went 8-9 with a 4.34 ERA and 142 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 8–9

ERA 4.34

WHIP 1.46

SO 142

Pitcher PIV -2676.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 200 lb
Born: 4/27/1965 in East Orange, NJ, USA
MLB Debut: 1990-08-14
Last Game: 1996-06-07

Full name: Robert Joseph Macdonald

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Career Pitching Statistics

Bob Macdonald — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
8	9	197	0	0	0	3	234.1	234	113	26	107	142	4.34	-2676.5

Career ERA 4.34 vs. league average 4.13 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Bob Macdonald — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1990	TOR	AL	0	0	4	0	2.1	0	0	2	0	0.00	—	0.0
1991	TOR	AL	3	3	45	0	53.2	51	17	25	24	2.85	3.91 (+27%)	-883.9
1992	TOR	AL	1	0	27	0	47.1	50	23	16	26	4.37	3.75 (-17%)	-136.3
1993	DET	AL	3	3	68	3	65.2	67	39	33	39	5.35	4.19 (-28%)	-1226.3
1995	NYA	AL	1	1	33	0	46.1	50	25	22	41	4.86	4.45 (-9%)	-388.8
1996	NYN	NL	0	2	20	0	19.0	16	9	9	12	4.26	4.61 (+8%)	-41.3
Career · 6 seasons			8	9	197	3	234.1	234	113	107	142	4.34	—	-2,677

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Bob Macdonald — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
197	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Bob Macdonald — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1990	TOR	AL	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	TOR	AL	45	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	TOR	AL	27	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	DET	AL	68	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	NYA	AL	33	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	NYN	NL	20	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			197	—	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Bob Macdonald — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Bob Macdonald — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1991	ALCS	TOR	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Bob Macdonald — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	1.0	1	1	1	0	9.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Bob Macdonald — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1991	ALCS	TOR	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	1	1	1	0	9.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Bob Macdonald — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	104	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	93	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Bob Macdonald — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	104	129.1	135	65	58	79	4.52
Away	93	105.0	99	48	49	63	4.11

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Bob Macdonald — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1996-06-07	NYN	MIA	—	2.2	5	1	1	2	3	1
1996-06-03	NYN	ATL	L	0.0	1	1	0	0	0	0
1996-05-31	NYN	LAD	—	2.0	3	1	1	0	2	0
1996-05-24	NYN	SDP	—	0.1	1	2	2	1	0	0
1996-05-19	NYN	SFG	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1996-05-14	NYN	SDP	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1996-05-13	NYN	SDP	—	0.1	2	1	1	1	0	0
1996-05-11	NYN	CHC	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1996-05-06	NYN	MIA	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1996-05-01	NYN	WSN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bob Macdonald — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	197	0	12	26	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bob Macdonald — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E
1990	TOR	P	4	0	0	0
1991	TOR	P	45	4	5	0
1992	TOR	P	27	2	2	0
1993	DET	P	68	3	13	1
1995	NYA	P	33	2	4	0
1996	NYN	P	20	1	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Bob Macdonald — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	197

Salary History

Bob Macdonald — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1996	NYN	NL	$200,000
1995	NYA	AL	$260,000
1993	DET	AL	$225,000
1992	TOR	AL	$182,500
Total Career Earnings			$867,500

College History

Bob Macdonald — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Rutgers - the State University of New Jersey	New Brunswick	NJ	1984, 1985, 1986, 1987

Bob Macdonald: the record in brief

The profile opens with Bob Macdonald's first major league game on August 14, 1990; the last one listed came on June 7, 1996. The season rows list, in order, the Toronto Blue Jays (1990 through 1992), the Detroit Tigers (1993), the New York Yankees (1995), and the New York Mets (1996). Listed as a pitcher, Macdonald batted and threw left-handed. Macdonald is listed at 6 feet, 3 inches and 200 pounds. Macdonald was born on April 27, 1965, in East Orange, NJ, USA. The given name on file is Robert Joseph Macdonald.

Macdonald went 8-9 with a 4.34 ERA in 197 games, 0 of them starts. Also on Macdonald's record: 142 strikeouts. Macdonald's 4.34 ERA was close to the 4.13 league figure for those seasons. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.85 in 1991, when the league's was 3.91.

The position breakdown shows 197 games, all at pitcher. On the mound, Macdonald's fielding totals are 12 putouts, 26 assists and 1 errors.

Macdonald's listed earnings total $867,500; the highest single salary was $260,000, in 1995. Before the majors, Macdonald played college baseball at Rutgers - the State University of New Jersey (1984, 1985, 1986, and 1987). The game-log section draws on 394 games of Retrosheet box scores for Macdonald.

Macdonald made 1 postseason pitching appearances, with a 0-0 record and 9.00 ERA. Those appearances came in 1991.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Macdonald

What years did Bob Macdonald play?: Bob Macdonald played in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 1996.
Was Bob Macdonald a pitcher?: Yes. Bob Macdonald pitched in the major leagues, recording 8 wins and 142 strikeouts.
What was Bob Macdonald's career ERA?: Bob Macdonald finished with a 4.34 career ERA, going 8-9 with 142 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Bob Macdonald have?: Bob Macdonald recorded 142 career strikeouts.
Is Bob Macdonald in the Hall of Fame?: No. Bob Macdonald has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
What teams did Bob Macdonald play for?: Bob Macdonald played for the Toronto Blue Jays, the Detroit Tigers, the New York Yankees, and the New York Mets.