Carl Mathias vs. Al McBean — Career Comparison

Carl Mathias
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Carl Mathias 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 7.14 and 1.655 for Carl Mathias. By the career numbers, Al McBean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Carl Mathias and Al McBean

Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.41
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.93
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.18
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
7.14
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
11.17
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.88
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.17
11.17
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.55
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.72
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6.21
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
575
4.83
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.21
6.21
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.103
1.103
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
42.21
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.24
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
8.07
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.07
8.07
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.655
1.655
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
38.17
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4123
34.6
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.21
42.21
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Carl Mathias and Al McBean

Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.41
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.93
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.62
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.61
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.55
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.17
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.17
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.12
93.12
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
0.636
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.54
18.54
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Mathias and Al McBean

Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
1100
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
425
897.89
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
600
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
557.75
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
90.85
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.45
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
124.65
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
44.37
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
90.85
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
7.84
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.68
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.46
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA