Walt Doan vs. Al McBean — Career Comparison

Walt Doan
Lost GenerationIdahoThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Walt Doan 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 5.56 and 2.206 for Walt Doan. By the career numbers, Al McBean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Walt Doan and Al McBean

Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.78
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.42
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.58
18.58
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.18
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.56
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.2
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
16.28
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.88
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.28
16.28
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.53
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.57
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.57
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.794
0.794
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
43.68
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.59
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.56
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
11.12
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.206
2.206
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
39.71
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4123
34.6
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.68
43.68
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Walt Doan and Al McBean

Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.08
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.62
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.61
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.2
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.23
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
2.93
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.54
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.12
93.12
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.54
18.54
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walt Doan and Al McBean

Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
333.33
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
600
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
16
533.33
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
8.45
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
19.01
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
42.15
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.39
32.52
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
133.33
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
124.65
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
52.82
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
90.85
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
41.67
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.27
30.16
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.46
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA