William Malone vs. Al McBean — Career Comparison

William Malone
Pre-GenerationalMichiganNorth AmericaNew York GorhamsIndependentStarting Pitcher
Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

William Malone 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. William Malone posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.39 and WHIP 1.557 compared to 3.13 and 1.379 for Al McBean. By the career numbers, William Malone had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for William Malone and Al McBean

William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.03
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.56
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.42
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.26
57.26
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.13
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.59
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.88
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.53
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.42
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.73
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.08
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.29
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.03
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
45.11
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.59
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.42
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.37
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.557
1.557
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
37.25
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4123
34.6
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.75
7.75
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.11
45.11
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for William Malone and Al McBean

William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.92
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.96
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.61
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.15
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.2
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.58
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
2.93
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.12
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
2.73
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.12
93.12
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.077
2.077
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.54
18.54
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for William Malone and Al McBean

William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
9
142.11
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
600
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
33
521.05
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.45
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
6.34
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.27
51.67
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.39
32.52
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
126.32
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
142.11
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
124.65
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
126.32
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
44.37
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
157.89
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
90.85
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
46.22
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.27
30.16
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.67
12.67
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.46
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA