Phil Collins vs. Al McBean — Career Comparison

Phil Collins
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Phil Collins 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 4.66 and 1.539 for Phil Collins. By the career numbers, Al McBean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Collins and Al McBean

Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
1.98
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.96
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.54
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.58
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.48
48.48
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.29
48.29
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.43
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
686
4.66
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3973
27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1324.1
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
10.47
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.88
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.47
10.47
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.85
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
497
3.38
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
2.87
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.25
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5934
40.33
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.75
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
784
5.33
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5400
36.7
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4123
34.6
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Phil Collins and Al McBean

Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3218
27
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072.2
9
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.61
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.22
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.12
93.12
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.055
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.54
18.54
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Collins and Al McBean

Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
322
379.57
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
509
600
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
284
600
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
568.17
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
264
557.75
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
109.63
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
87.23
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.15
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.45
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.54
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.72
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
22.4
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
9
19.01
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26.87
31.67
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
144.99
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
124.95
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
59
124.65
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.469
0.469
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
53.05
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
21
44.37
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
51.87
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
100.2
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
43
90.85
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.24
29.75
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.18
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.15
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
83.69
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.17
7.17
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.5
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.46
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.54
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA