Lefty Harvey vs. Al McBean — Career Comparison

Lefty Harvey
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Harvey 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 3.91 and 1.483 for Lefty Harvey. By the career numbers, Al McBean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Harvey and Al McBean

Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.33
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.17
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.67
87.67
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.88
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
3.91
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1479
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
493
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
493
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.88
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.53
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
4.34
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
5.86
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
575
4.83
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.134
1.134
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.4
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2200
40.16
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
5.33
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.37
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.71
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.483
1.483
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1865
34.05
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4123
34.6
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Lefty Harvey and Al McBean

Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.32
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1907
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
635.2
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.52
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.61
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
2.04
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.2
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
2.83
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
2.56
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.5
90.5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.12
93.12
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.946
1.946
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.54
18.54
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Harvey and Al McBean

Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
96
198.62
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
600
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
284
600
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
263
544.14
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
46
95.17
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
38
78.62
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.41
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.45
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.07
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.07
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16.55
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
12.63
26.13
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
57
117.93
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
56
115.86
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
124.65
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
19
39.31
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
19
39.31
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
37
76.55
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
11.89
24.6
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
20.69
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
2.68
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
35.17
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
13
27.46
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA