Cliff Markle vs. Al McBean — Career Comparison

Cliff Markle
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cliff Markle 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 4.1 and 1.470 for Cliff Markle. By the career numbers, Al McBean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Markle and Al McBean

Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.15
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.81
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.65
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.38
41.38
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.46
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.1
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
704
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
234.2
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
9.01
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.88
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.01
9.01
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.53
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
4.22
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
3.45
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.852
0.852
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1015
38.93
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.92
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
5.06
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
901
34.56
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4123
34.6
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.93
38.93
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Cliff Markle and Al McBean

Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3218
27
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072.2
9
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.61
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.12
93.12
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.036
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.54
18.54
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Markle and Al McBean

Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
56
442.11
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
76
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
600
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
69
544.74
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
6
47.37
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
31.58
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.79
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
8.45
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.79
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
10.76
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
8
63.16
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
11
86.84
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
124.65
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.79
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.79
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
31.58
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-8.88
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
39.47
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
173.68
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
3.45
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.79
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.46
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA