Karl Drews vs. Al McBean — Career Comparison

Karl Drews
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Karl Drews 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 4.76 and 1.506 for Karl Drews. By the career numbers, Al McBean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Karl Drews and Al McBean

Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
2.37
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.16
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.48
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.58
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.36
45.36
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.08
49.08
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.28
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
4.76
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
826.2
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9.94
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.88
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.94
9.94
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.78
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
3.61
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
3.51
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.791
0.791
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.19
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.38
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3652
39.76
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.48
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
493
5.37
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3285
35.76
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4123
34.6
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.76
39.76
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Karl Drews and Al McBean

Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
25.82
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
3.44
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.07
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.45
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.61
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
19.18
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
2.11
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.71
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.2
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
25.34
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
2.93
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
24.63
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
2.73
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.2
97.2
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.12
93.12
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.954
0.954
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.54
18.54
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.18
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Karl Drews and Al McBean

Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
218
449.48
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
600
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
284
600
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
254
523.71
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
21
43.3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
19
39.18
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.12
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.45
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.12
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
4.29
8.85
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
23
47.42
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
49
101.03
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
124.65
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
10
20.62
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.31
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
15
30.93
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.43
-7.07
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
57.73
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
195.88
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16.49
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.46
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.06
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.19
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.06
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.06
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA