Vern Kennedy vs. Al McBean — Career Comparison

Vern Kennedy
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Vern Kennedy 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 4.67 and 1.591 for Vern Kennedy. By the career numbers, Al McBean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Vern Kennedy and Al McBean

Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
1.53
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.17
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.46
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.59
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.07
44.07
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.45
76.45
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.56
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1052
4.67
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2173
9.65
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.88
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.58
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1049
4.66
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
691
3.07
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.859
0.859
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.24
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9055
40.23
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.25
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
5.34
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.591
1.591
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7982
35.46
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4123
34.6
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.23
40.23
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Vern Kennedy and Al McBean

Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3218
27
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072.2
9
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.61
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.06
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.12
93.12
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.561
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.54
18.54
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vern Kennedy and Al McBean

Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
373
276.64
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
809
600
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
284
600
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
743
551.05
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.601
0.601
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
134.24
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
52
109.86
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
107.54
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
43
90.85
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
20.02
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.45
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
3.71
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.97
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
26.7
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
9
19.01
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.35
42.53
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
15.39
32.52
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
170.58
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
69
145.77
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
146.11
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
59
124.65
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
59.33
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
21
44.37
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
45.24
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
101.61
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
43
90.85
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.91
48.14
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
14.27
30.16
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.74
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
11.12
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.68
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
91.22
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
6.58
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
37.08
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
13
27.46
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.19
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.74
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.74
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA