Rick Adams vs. Al McBean — Career Comparison

Rick Adams
Pre-GenerationalTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rick 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 3.59 and 1.388 for Rick 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 Rick Adams and Al McBean

Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.58
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.86
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.72
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.43
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
3.59
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.2
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
9.05
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.88
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.53
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.45
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
3.59
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
0.782
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.15
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
38.92
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.72
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.31
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
34.32
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4123
34.6
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.92
38.92
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Rick Adams and Al McBean

Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.57
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.86
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.57
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.61
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.86
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
2.11
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.2
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.71
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
2.93
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.43
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
2.73
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.12
93.12
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.182
2.182
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.54
18.54
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Adams and Al McBean

Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
244.44
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
600
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
23
511.11
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.45
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1.38
30.66
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
177.78
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
124.65
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
38.94
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.27
30.16
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
5.4
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.46
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA