Cal Koonce vs. Al McBean — Career Comparison

Cal Koonce
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cal Koonce 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 home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 96), run prevention (ERA+ 113 vs 97), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 108 vs 93). Cal Koonce held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 79 vs 78). Role difference aside, Al McBean holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Cal Koonce and Al McBean

Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
3.09
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.83
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.44
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.45
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.96
48.96
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.95
26.95
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.18
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.22
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
3.78
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2914
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
971.1
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
972
9.01
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.88
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.01
9.01
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.79
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
3.41
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.47
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
4.67
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.898
0.898
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.19
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4157
38.52
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.98
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
4.3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3758
34.82
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4123
34.6
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Cal Koonce and Al McBean

Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
3.1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.83
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2912
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
970.2
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.75
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.61
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.81
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
2.61
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
2.56
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.22
98.22
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.12
93.12
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.95
26.95
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.54
18.54
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.15
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal Koonce and Al McBean

Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
336
738.46
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
273
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
600
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
239
525.27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
24
52.75
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
21
46.15
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.59
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.45
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.59
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
4.23
9.29
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
27
59.34
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
43
94.51
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
124.65
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
20
43.96
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
8
17.58
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
28
61.54
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.93
-6.43
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.4
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.11
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
37.36
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
217.58
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
2.76
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30.77
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
13
27.46
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.2
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.79
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA