Marion Cain vs. Al McBean — Career Comparison

Marion Cain
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Marion Cain 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 8.59 and 2.045 for Marion Cain. By the career numbers, Al McBean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Marion Cain and Al McBean

Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.15
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.23
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.23
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
8.59
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.38
7.38
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.361
0.361
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
13.5
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.88
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.53
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4.91
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.45
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
44.18
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
9.51
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.53
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.45
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
37.43
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4123
34.6
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.18
44.18
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Marion Cain and Al McBean

Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.15
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.23
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.61
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.92
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.2
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.53
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.23
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.12
93.12
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.54
18.54
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Marion Cain and Al McBean

Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
7
381.82
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
600
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
557.75
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
109.86
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
90.85
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
8.45
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
19.01
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
117.31
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.39
32.52
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
381.82
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
145.77
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
124.65
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
44.37
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
52.82
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
90.85
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
133.49
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.27
30.16
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.68
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
2.68
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.46
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA