Emery Adams vs. Al McBean — Career Comparison

Emery Adams
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Emery Adams built a career as a starting pitcher and Al McBean as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al McBean posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.379 compared to 4.57 and 1.468 for Emery Adams. By the career numbers, Al McBean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Emery Adams and Al McBean

Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.82
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.19
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.57
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.56
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.83
52.83
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.17
65.17
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.53
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
4.57
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1318
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.1
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
9.28
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.88
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.61
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
3.91
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
3.93
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.872
0.872
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1957
40.09
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
5.76
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.74
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.64
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1714
35.11
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4123
34.6
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.09
40.09
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Emery Adams and Al McBean

Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
1.65
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.08
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2281
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
760.1
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.83
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.61
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.63
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.21
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.2
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
2.68
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
2.46
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.04
92.04
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.12
93.12
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.496
1.496
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.47
65.47
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.54
18.54
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Emery Adams and Al McBean

Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
152
249.86
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
365
600
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
284
600
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
562.19
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
264
557.75
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.811
0.811
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
193.97
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
52
109.86
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
159.45
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
43
90.85
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
26.3
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.45
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.22
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
34.52
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
9
19.01
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.66
88.2
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
15.39
32.52
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
236.71
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
69
145.77
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
220.27
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
59
124.65
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
77.26
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
21
44.37
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
69.04
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
25
52.82
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
146.3
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
43
90.85
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.39
100.92
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
14.27
30.16
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
26.3
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.15
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.63
45.63
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
11.51
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.46
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.58
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.58
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA