Bert Maxwell vs. Al McBean — Career Comparison

Bert Maxwell
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBrooklyn Tip-TopsFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bert Maxwell 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 4.16 and 1.508 for Bert Maxwell. By the career numbers, Al McBean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Maxwell and Al McBean

Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.53
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.88
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.66
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.16
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
123.1
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
10.51
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.88
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.53
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.06
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
3.06
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.55
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.624
0.624
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
39.04
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
5.33
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.508
1.508
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
35.61
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4123
34.6
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Bert Maxwell and Al McBean

Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
3.44
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.86
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.61
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
17.14
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
2.11
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.2
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
21.86
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
2.93
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
21
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
2.73
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.08
96.08
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.12
93.12
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.54
18.54
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.71
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Maxwell and Al McBean

Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
21
280
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
600
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
40
533.33
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.45
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
5.94
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
80
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
124.65
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.05
-13.95
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.09
4.09
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.46
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA