Ron Mathis vs. Al McBean — Career Comparison

Ron Mathis
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ron Mathis 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 5.93 and 1.610 for Ron Mathis. By the career numbers, Al McBean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Mathis and Al McBean

Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
3.4
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.88
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.81
25.81
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.18
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.93
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
10.21
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.88
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.99
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.17
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
4.61
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.976
0.976
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
41.05
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.88
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
6.8
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.598
1.598
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
35.78
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4123
34.6
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.05
41.05
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Ron Mathis and Al McBean

Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
3.4
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.88
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.77
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.61
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.32
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.2
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.09
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
90.48
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.12
93.12
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.613
0.613
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.81
25.81
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.54
18.54
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Mathis and Al McBean

Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
978.95
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
425
897.89
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
600
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.45
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
3.91
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
124.65
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.61
-19.22
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
221.05
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
27.46
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA