Fred Anderson vs. Al McBean — Career Comparison

Fred Anderson
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred 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. Fred Anderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.86 and WHIP 1.175 compared to 3.13 and 1.379 for Al McBean. By the career numbers, Fred Anderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Anderson and Al McBean

Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.62
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.04
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.52
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.18
48.18
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.04
64.04
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.57
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.86
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.13
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2959
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
986.1
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.32
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1058
8.88
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.53
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
2.25
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
3.06
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
4.69
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.28
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3978
36.3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4518
37.92
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
3.79
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
1.327
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3716
33.91
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4123
34.6
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.3
36.3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Fred Anderson and Al McBean

Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
200.25
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
3.44
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
25.88
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.61
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
300.38
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
2.11
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.2
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
336.38
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
2.93
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
326.25
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
2.73
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.99
96.99
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.12
93.12
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.54
18.54
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Anderson and Al McBean

Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
180
321.43
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
600
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
284
600
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
557.14
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
41
73.21
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
34
60.71
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.71
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.45
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.79
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.05
14.37
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
87.5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
52
92.86
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
124.65
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
30.36
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
21.43
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
29
51.79
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.14
2.04
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.79
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.86
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
175
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.43
3.43
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
23.21
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.46
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA