Ed Donnelly vs. Al McBean — Career Comparison

Ed Donnelly
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Donnelly 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 4.03 and 1.534 for Ed Donnelly. By the career numbers, Al McBean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Donnelly and Al McBean

Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.71
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.38
52.38
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.57
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
4.03
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
663
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
10.51
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.88
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.53
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
3.3
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
3.38
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.742
0.742
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.29
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
989
40.28
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
5.78
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
901
36.69
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4123
34.6
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.28
40.28
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Ed Donnelly and Al McBean

Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3218
27
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072.2
9
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.61
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.12
93.12
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.667
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.54
18.54
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Donnelly and Al McBean

Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
43
286.67
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
600
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
83
553.33
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
133.33
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
109.86
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
106.67
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
90.85
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.45
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
19.01
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.55
43.66
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.39
32.52
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
160
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
145.77
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
153.33
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
124.65
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
44.37
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.31
48.73
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.27
30.16
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.11
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
133.33
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.46
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA