Justin Masterson vs. Al McBean — Career Comparison

Justin Masterson
MillenialJamaicaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Justin Masterson 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. Justin Masterson led in strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 78), home run suppression (HR9+ 143 vs 113), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 95). Al McBean held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 108 vs 77). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Justin Masterson.

Pitching Stats for Justin Masterson and Al McBean

Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
1.93
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.38
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.48
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.55
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.38
46.38
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.32
71.32
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.18
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
575
4.31
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3603
27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1181
8.85
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1058
8.88
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.73
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
3.73
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.13
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1004
7.52
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
575
4.83
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.251
1.251
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.49
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.29
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5217
39.09
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.13
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
625
4.68
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.24
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.03
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4554
34.13
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4123
34.6
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.09
39.09
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Justin Masterson and Al McBean

Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
1.93
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.38
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3603
27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.77
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.61
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
1.42
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
2.29
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
2.19
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.42
95.42
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.12
93.12
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.32
71.32
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.54
18.54
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.14
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Justin Masterson and Al McBean

Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
258
4300
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
425
897.89
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
600
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
550
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.472
0.472
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
116.67
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
109.86
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
116.67
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
90.85
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.45
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
22.35
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
116.67
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
116.67
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
124.65
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.53
25.52
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.68
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
216.67
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
27.46
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA