Cliff Carter vs. Al McBean — Career Comparison

Cliff Carter
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaHarrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cliff Carter 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 4.79 and 1.506 for Cliff Carter. By the career numbers, Al McBean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Carter and Al McBean

Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.44
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.12
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.62
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.56
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.56
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.54
52.54
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.78
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
4.79
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1347
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
10.02
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.88
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.53
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
3.53
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
3.73
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.29
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2023
40.55
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
6.15
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.16
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.68
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1777
35.62
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4123
34.6
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.55
40.55
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Cliff Carter and Al McBean

Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.46
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.11
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1388
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
462.2
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.61
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.12
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
2.11
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.29
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.2
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
2.49
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
2.2
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.28
88.28
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.12
93.12
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.507
1.507
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
76
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.54
18.54
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Carter and Al McBean

Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
85
240.57
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
212
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
600
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
192
543.4
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
152.83
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
52
109.86
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
133.02
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
43
90.85
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.81
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.45
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.81
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
19.01
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.24
57.28
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
15.39
32.52
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
172.64
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
145.77
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
189.62
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
59
124.65
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.645
0.645
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
67.92
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
21
44.37
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
25.47
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
93.4
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
90.85
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.56
69.51
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
14.27
30.16
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.79
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
53
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
19.81
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.46
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA