Bruce Kison vs. Al McBean — Career Comparison

Bruce Kison
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Kison 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 108 vs 94), run prevention (ERA+ 113 vs 101), and home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 108). Bruce Kison held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 78). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Al McBean.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Kison and Al McBean

Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
1.89
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.22
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.57
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.56
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.44
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.65
56.65
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.74
64.74
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
736
3.66
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5429
27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1809.2
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1693
8.42
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1058
8.88
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.75
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
3.29
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.29
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1073
5.34
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
575
4.83
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.29
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.34
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7676
38.17
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
4.17
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.37
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.26
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.68
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
1.327
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6819
33.91
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4123
34.6
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.18
38.18
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Bruce Kison and Al McBean

Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
1.89
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.22
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5428
27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1809.1
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.7
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.61
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.48
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
2.25
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
2.17
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.47
96.47
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.12
93.12
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.74
64.74
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.54
18.54
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.13
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Kison and Al McBean

Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
388
509.41
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
457
600
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
284
600
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404
530.42
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
86.65
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
43
56.46
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
19.69
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.45
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.56
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.94
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.2
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
9
19.01
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.09
27.69
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
131.29
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
111.6
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
124.65
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
40.7
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
40.7
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
77.46
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.23
20
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.94
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.11
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.01
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
207.44
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
43.33
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
13
27.46
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.31
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.56
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.63
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.63
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.25
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA