Al Aber vs. Cleon Webb — Career Comparison

Al Aber
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cleon Webb
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cleon Webb 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. Al Aber posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.18 and WHIP 1.459 compared to 5.67 and 1.407 for Cleon Webb. By the career numbers, Al Aber had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Aber and Cleon Webb

Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
3.88
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.69
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.55
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.58
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.98
48.98
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.86
17.86
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.18
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.67
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1168
27
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.1
9
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
9.2
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.67
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.67
9.67
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.67
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
3.7
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.91
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.845
0.845
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1698
39.25
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
40
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.76
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
4.74
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.67
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1532
35.41
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
36.33
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.25
39.25
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40

Fielding Stats for Al Aber and Cleon Webb

Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.91
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.56
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.67
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
2.31
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
3.16
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
2.98
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.607
0.607
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.31
11.31
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Aber and Cleon Webb

Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
861.54
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
600
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
512.82
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.49
12.76
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
21.64
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
112.82
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.64
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.77
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
56.41
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.42
7.31
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
21.95
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
41
210.26
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
2.85
2.85
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.26
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA