Sal Maglie vs. Al McBean — Career Comparison

Sal Maglie
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sal Maglie 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 3.15 and 1.254 for Sal Maglie. By the career numbers, Al McBean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sal Maglie and Al McBean

Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
1.58
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.21
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.62
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.56
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.32
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.42
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.75
65.75
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.26
57.26
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.57
76.57
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.49
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.13
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
603
3.15
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1723
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1591
8.31
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1058
8.88
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
0.88
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
2.94
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
3.06
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
4.5
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.827
0.827
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.23
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7182
37.51
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4518
37.92
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.18
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
3.57
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
3.61
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
1.327
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6576
34.35
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4123
34.6
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Sal Maglie and Al McBean

Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
3.53
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
3.44
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.33
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2320
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
773.1
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.12
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.61
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.26
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
2.11
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
4.49
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
2.93
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
4.38
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
2.73
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.41
97.41
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.12
93.12
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.241
1.241
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.62
37.62
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.54
18.54
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.3
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sal Maglie and Al McBean

Sal Maglie
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 600 PA
304
282.79
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
645
600
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
284
600
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
563
523.72
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
70.7
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
63.26
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
4.65
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.45
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.93
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.86
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.44
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 600 PA
14.05
13.07
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
82.79
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
92.09
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
124.65
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
26.98
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
26.98
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
52.09
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 600 PA
1.58
1.47
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.79
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.11
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
18.6
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
180
167.44
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
53.02
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
13
27.46
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.86
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 600 PA
13
12.09
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA