Bubba Church vs. Al McBean — Career Comparison

Bubba Church
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bubba Church 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 4.1 and 1.423 for Bubba Church. By the career numbers, Al McBean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bubba Church and Al McBean

Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
1.85
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.2
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.45
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.47
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.32
49.32
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.63
64.63
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.4
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
4.1
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
2140
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
713.1
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
738
9.31
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.88
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.06
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
3.49
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
3.46
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.13
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3030
38.23
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.2
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
4.63
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.423
1.423
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2744
34.62
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4123
34.6
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.23
38.23
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Bubba Church and Al McBean

Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
73.5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
3.44
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
21.5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.61
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
54
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
2.11
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.2
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
79.5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
2.93
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
75.5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
2.73
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.97
94.97
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.12
93.12
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.54
18.54
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bubba Church and Al McBean

Bubba Church
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bubba Church
Career
Per 600 PA
162
385.71
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Bubba Church
Career
Per 600 PA
252
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
600
Bubba Church
Career
Per 600 PAverified
235
559.52
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
557.75
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
126.19
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
52
109.86
Bubba Church
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
97.62
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
90.85
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.43
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.45
Bubba Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Bubba Church
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.34
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
28.57
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
9
19.01
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bubba Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.37
38.98
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
15.39
32.52
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
169.05
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
69
145.77
Bubba Church
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
138.1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
124.65
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Bubba Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Bubba Church
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
21
44.37
Bubba Church
Career
Per 600 PA
13
30.95
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Bubba Church
Career
Per 600 PA
31
73.81
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.63
39.6
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
14.27
30.16
Bubba Church
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.11
Bubba Church
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.52
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.68
Bubba Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
100
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bubba Church
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
28.57
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
27.46
Bubba Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bubba Church
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Bubba Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bubba Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bubba Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bubba Church
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA