Skip Dowd vs. Al McBean — Career Comparison

Looking at the career totals, Skip Dowd and Al McBean are fairly close on the surface numbers. Skip Dowd posted stronger numbers in ERA (0 vs 3.13) and home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.53). Al McBean had the advantage in WHIP (1.379 vs 3.000). By the career numbers, Skip Dowd had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.