John Axford vs. Al McBean — Career Comparison

John Axford
MillenialCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Al McBean a clear advantage over John Axford across the core pitching metrics. Al McBean led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 108 vs 81), run prevention (ERA+ 113 vs 89), and home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 93). John Axford held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 78). Al McBean was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for John Axford and Al McBean

John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
9.31
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
3.43
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.65
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.56
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.58
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.78
52.78
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.58
18.58
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.18
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.47
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.53
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
3.9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1577
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.2
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
8.3
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1058
8.88
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.86
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
4.47
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
10.08
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
575
4.83
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.08
10.08
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.617
1.617
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.77
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.29
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2305
39.46
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
4.9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
1.56
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
4.26
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.24
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.65
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.419
1.419
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1996
34.17
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4123
34.6
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for John Axford and Al McBean

John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
9.31
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
410
3.44
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1577
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.2
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.34
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.61
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.98
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.42
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.32
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.77
92.77
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.12
93.12
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.142
0.142
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.54
18.54
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Axford and Al McBean

John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
326400
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
425
897.89
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
600
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
557.75
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.45
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
124.65
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.68
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
223.94
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
2.68
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.46
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA