Firpo Marberry vs. Al McBean — Career Comparison

Firpo Marberry
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Firpo Marberry 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 3.63 and 1.323 for Firpo Marberry. By the career numbers, Al McBean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Firpo Marberry and Al McBean

Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
551
2.4
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.81
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.64
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.56
Firpo Marberry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.42
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.71
62.71
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.26
57.26
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.94
33.94
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.37
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.44
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Firpo Marberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
834
3.63
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Firpo Marberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Firpo Marberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6202
27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2067.1
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Firpo Marberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2049
8.92
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.88
Firpo Marberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.92
8.92
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Firpo Marberry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.42
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.53
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Firpo Marberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Firpo Marberry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
2.99
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
3.06
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
822
3.58
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
Firpo Marberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Firpo Marberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Firpo Marberry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8769
38.18
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.18
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Firpo Marberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
971
4.23
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Firpo Marberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Firpo Marberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Firpo Marberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Firpo Marberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
1.327
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8045
35.02
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4123
34.6
Firpo Marberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.18
38.18
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Firpo Marberry and Al McBean

Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
551
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Firpo Marberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Firpo Marberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3218
27
Firpo Marberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072.2
9
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.61
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.45
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.12
93.12
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.839
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Firpo Marberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.54
18.54
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Firpo Marberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Firpo Marberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Firpo Marberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Firpo Marberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Firpo Marberry and Al McBean

Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
551
452.88
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
730
600
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
284
600
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
549.04
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Firpo Marberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Firpo Marberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.498
0.498
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
105.21
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
84.66
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
17.26
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.45
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.47
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Firpo Marberry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
20.55
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
9
19.01
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Firpo Marberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Firpo Marberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36.31
29.85
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
129.86
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.22
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
59
124.65
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Firpo Marberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Firpo Marberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Firpo Marberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Firpo Marberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Firpo Marberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Firpo Marberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
49.32
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
21
44.37
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
53.42
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
25
52.82
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
101.92
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
43
90.85
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36.26
29.8
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.93
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.11
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
18.08
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Firpo Marberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Firpo Marberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
91.23
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
6.58
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
27.95
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
13
27.46
Firpo Marberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.64
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.47
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Firpo Marberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA