Matt Chico vs. Al McBean — Career Comparison

Matt Chico
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Chico 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 4.95 and 1.577 for Matt Chico. By the career numbers, Al McBean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Chico and Al McBean

Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.76
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.64
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.82
31.82
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.18
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
4.95
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
10.31
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.88
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.31
10.31
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.47
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
3.72
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
5.24
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
575
4.83
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.29
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
988
40.42
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
5.4
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.65
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.559
1.559
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
35.51
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4123
34.6
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.42
40.42
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Matt Chico and Al McBean

Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.76
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.64
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.61
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.19
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.19
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.12
93.12
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.54
18.54
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Chico and Al McBean

Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
43
348.65
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
600
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
63
510.81
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.45
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
1.26
10.25
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
124.65
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
6
48.65
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
3.65
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.68
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
121.62
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.93
4.93
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
27.46
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA