Brian Anderson vs. Al McBean — Career Comparison

Brian Anderson
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brian Anderson 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 71), run prevention (ERA+ 113 vs 94), and strikeout rate (K%+ 78 vs 66). Brian Anderson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 186 vs 108). Role difference aside, Al McBean holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brian Anderson and Al McBean

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
1.69
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.43
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.48
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.7
49.7
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.19
84.19
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.18
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
814
4.74
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4641
27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1547
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1743
10.14
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.88
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
1.54
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
1.96
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
3.06
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.16
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
4.21
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.685
0.685
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.13
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.16
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6532
38
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
906
5.27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.29
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.35
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.345
1.345
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6063
35.27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4123
34.6
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Brian Anderson and Al McBean

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
1.69
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.43
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4641
27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1547
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.44
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.61
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
1.82
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
2.37
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
2.26
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.58
95.58
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.12
93.12
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.19
84.19
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.54
18.54
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.12
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Anderson and Al McBean

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
308
641.67
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
600
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
284
600
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
255
531.25
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
35
72.92
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
54.17
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.42
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.45
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.25
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.08
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
18.75
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.25
17.19
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
102.08
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
43
89.58
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
124.65
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
31.25
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
20.83
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
24
50
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.73
5.7
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.08
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.58
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
118.75
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.05
5.05
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
45.83
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
13
27.46
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.25
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.42
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA