Larry Cheney vs. Al McBean — Career Comparison

Larry Cheney
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Cheney 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. Larry Cheney posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.243 compared to 3.13 and 1.379 for Al McBean. By the career numbers, Larry Cheney had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Cheney and Al McBean

Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
1.5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.08
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.55
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.48
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.7
53.7
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.88
71.88
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.63
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
2.7
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
3.13
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5644
27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1881.1
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1605
7.68
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1058
8.88
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.17
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.53
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
3.51
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
926
4.43
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.57
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.29
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.28
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7865
37.62
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4518
37.92
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
784
3.75
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
1.327
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7073
33.84
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4123
34.6
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Larry Cheney and Al McBean

Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3218
27
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072.2
9
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.61
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.36
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.12
93.12
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.771
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.54
18.54
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Cheney and Al McBean

Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
316
273.2
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
600
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
284
600
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
617
533.43
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
99.42
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
77.81
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
14.7
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.45
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.05
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.86
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.61
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
9
19.01
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.88
33.61
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
15.39
32.52
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
128.82
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
139.19
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
59
124.65
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
39.77
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
36.31
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
75.22
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.81
33.56
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
14.27
30.16
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.32
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.11
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
35.45
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
154.76
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
3.88
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
26.8
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.46
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.59
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.73
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.32
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA