Dave Cole vs. Al McBean — Career Comparison

Dave Cole
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Cole 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 4.93 and 1.770 for Dave Cole. By the career numbers, Al McBean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Cole and Al McBean

Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
3.19
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.02
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.68
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.14
32.14
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.18
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
4.93
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
237.1
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
8.38
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1058
8.88
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.38
8.38
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.61
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
7.55
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.55
7.55
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.51
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.29
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1101
41.75
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.18
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
5.73
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
895
33.94
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4123
34.6
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.75
41.75
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Dave Cole and Al McBean

Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
7.39
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
3.44
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
102.1
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.41
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.61
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.78
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
2.11
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.2
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
5.45
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
2.93
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.19
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
2.73
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.16
95.16
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.12
93.12
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.702
0.702
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.24
20.24
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.54
18.54
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Cole and Al McBean

Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
85
796.88
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
600
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
571.88
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
557.75
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
131.25
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
109.86
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
9
84.38
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
8.45
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.34
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
19.01
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.65
62.36
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.39
32.52
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
243.75
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
145.77
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
150
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
124.65
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
103.13
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
52.82
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
103.13
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
90.85
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.3
59.1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.27
30.16
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
140.63
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.46
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA