Al Aber vs. Booker McDaniel — Career Comparison

Al Aber
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Booker McDaniel
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Booker McDaniel built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Aber as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Booker McDaniel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.64 and WHIP 1.140 compared to 4.18 and 1.459 for Al Aber. By the career numbers, Booker McDaniel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Aber and Booker McDaniel

Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
3.88
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.66
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.69
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.77
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.55
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.7
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.58
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.98
48.98
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.77
69.77
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.86
17.86
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.48
46.48
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.61
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.26
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
4.18
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.64
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1168
27
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1155
27
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.1
9
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
9
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
9.2
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
7.83
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.67
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
3.7
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.43
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
3.91
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
6.97
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.97
6.97
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.845
0.845
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1698
39.25
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1585
37.05
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.76
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.84
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
4.74
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
3.41
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.28
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.37
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1532
35.41
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1466
34.27
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.25
39.25
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.05
37.05

Fielding Stats for Al Aber and Booker McDaniel

Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.91
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.68
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.56
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.79
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1155
27
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
9
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.67
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.28
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.31
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
2.03
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
3.16
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
2.43
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.98
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
2.31
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.607
0.607
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.31
11.31
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Aber and Booker McDaniel

Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
861.54
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
77
288.75
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
117
600
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
600
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
100
512.82
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
577.5
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
86.25
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.5
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.5
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
48.75
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
2.49
12.76
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.89
52.08
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
198.75
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
22
112.82
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
153.75
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
5
25.64
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
52.5
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
6
30.77
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
63.75
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
11
56.41
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
112.5
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
1.42
7.31
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.73
55.24
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
5
18.75
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
41
210.26
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
2.85
2.85
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
160
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.75
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.26
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100