Hiroki Kuroda vs. Al McBean — Career Comparison

Hiroki Kuroda
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hiroki Kuroda 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. Hiroki Kuroda led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 148 vs 108), strikeout rate (K%+ 99 vs 78), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 95). Al McBean held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 107). Role difference aside, Hiroki Kuroda holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Hiroki Kuroda and Al McBean

Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
1.45
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.44
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.54
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.54
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.53
99.53
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.18
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
3.45
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3957
27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1254
8.56
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1058
8.88
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.88
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.99
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
3.06
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
986
6.73
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
575
4.83
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.969
0.969
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.45
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.29
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.26
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5444
37.15
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4518
37.92
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
564
3.85
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.29
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.23
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.62
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.172
1.172
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
1.327
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5037
34.37
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4123
34.6
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.15
37.15
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Hiroki Kuroda and Al McBean

Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
1.45
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.44
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3957
27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.61
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.61
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
1.25
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
1.91
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
1.86
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.5
97.5
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.12
93.12
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.53
99.53
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.54
18.54
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hiroki Kuroda and Al McBean

Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
212
500.79
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
254
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
600
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
209
493.7
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
21
49.61
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
20
47.24
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.36
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.45
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.36
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
3.16
7.47
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
22
51.97
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
80.31
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
124.65
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.54
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.09
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
10
23.62
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.57
-6.08
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
30.71
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
170.08
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
75.59
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
13
27.46
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.72
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA