Dick Kelley vs. Al McBean — Career Comparison

Dick Kelley
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Kelley 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 3.39 and 1.335 for Dick Kelley. By the career numbers, Al McBean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Kelley and Al McBean

Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
3.26
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.06
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.52
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.45
32.45
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.18
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
3.39
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1559
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
519.2
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
7.85
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1058
8.88
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.68
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
3.72
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.45
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
6.39
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
575
4.83
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.39
6.39
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.124
1.124
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.24
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2191
37.95
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.81
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
3.9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.285
1.285
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
1.327
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1957
33.89
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4123
34.6
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.95
37.95
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Dick Kelley and Al McBean

Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
3.25
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.06
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1561
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
520.1
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.47
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.61
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.57
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
2.11
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
2.04
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.12
93.12
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.628
0.628
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.45
32.45
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.54
18.54
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Kelley and Al McBean

Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
189
846.27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
134
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
600
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
559.7
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
557.75
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
12
53.73
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
10
44.78
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.96
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
8.45
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.96
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
7.38
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
14
62.69
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
16
71.64
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
124.65
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.43
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.43
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
26.87
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.74
-16.74
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.91
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
313.43
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
223.94
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.91
1.91
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
2.68
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.39
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.46
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
4.48
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA