Chris Carpenter vs. Al McBean — Career Comparison

Chris Carpenter
Gen XNew HampshireThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Carpenter 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. Chris Carpenter led in strikeout rate (K%+ 108 vs 78), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 95), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 115 vs 108). Al McBean held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 102). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Chris Carpenter.

Pitching Stats for Chris Carpenter and Al McBean

Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
1.42
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.35
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.58
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.56
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.38
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.42
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.5
60.5
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.26
57.26
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.86
94.86
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.13
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.18
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
927
3.76
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6658
27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219.1
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2205
8.94
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.88
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.94
8.94
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
0.89
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
2.54
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
3.06
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1697
6.88
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
575
4.83
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.88
6.88
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.21
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.34
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9305
37.73
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4518
37.92
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1021
4.14
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
1.327
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8470
34.35
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4123
34.6
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Chris Carpenter and Al McBean

Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
1.42
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.35
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6658
27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219.1
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.75
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.61
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
1.02
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
1.81
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
1.77
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.12
93.12
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.86
94.86
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.54
18.54
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.13
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Carpenter and Al McBean

Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
350
419.16
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
501
600
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
284
600
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
439
525.75
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
52
62.28
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
42
50.3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.58
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.45
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.4
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
11.98
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
10.02
12
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
66
79.04
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
79.04
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
124.65
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
18
21.56
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
21
25.15
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
37
44.31
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.39
-4.06
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.4
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.11
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.37
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
172.46
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.48
3.48
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
56.29
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
13
27.46
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.99
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA