Al McBean vs. Bob McClure — Career Comparison

Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob McClure
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Bob McClure 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 4.35 and 1.448 for Bob McClure. By the career numbers, Al McBean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al McBean and Bob McClure

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
1.74
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.98
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.56
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.58
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.85
53.85
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.95
55.95
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.48
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
419
4.35
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
2601
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.88
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
916
9.51
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.53
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.29
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
3.52
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
366
3.8
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.813
0.813
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.25
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4518
37.92
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
3239
33.62
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.47
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
5.3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.08
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.45
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.448
1.448
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4123
34.6
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
2772
28.78
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.373
0.373
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.92
37.92
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.62
33.62

Fielding Stats for Al McBean and Bob McClure

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
2.09
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.16
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
2184
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
728
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.61
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
2.11
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.13
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.2
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.26
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
2.66
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
2.4
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.12
93.12
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.23
90.23
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.54
18.54
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.62
55.62
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al McBean and Bob McClure

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
179
306.86
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
284
600
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
350
600
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322
552
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
96
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
87.43
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.45
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.57
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.57
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
12.98
22.26
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
61
104.57
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
124.65
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
123.43
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
21
44.37
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
51.43
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
21
36
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
87.43
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
12.63
21.66
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.71
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
25.71
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
15.43
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.89
38.89
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.46
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
12
20.57
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100