Al McBean vs. Chappie McFarland — Career Comparison

Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chappie McFarland
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chappie McFarland 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 3.35 and 1.290 for Chappie McFarland. 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 Chappie McFarland

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.13
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.03
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.36
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.65
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.79
35.79
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.57
90.57
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.87
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
3.35
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2524
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
841.1
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.88
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
893
9.55
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.53
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
3.06
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.05
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
3.28
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4518
37.92
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3520
37.65
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
5.07
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
1.327
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4123
34.6
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3310
35.41
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.92
37.92
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Al McBean and Chappie McFarland

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.14
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.74
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2520
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
840
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.61
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.38
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
2.11
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
3.06
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.18
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
2.93
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
3.62
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
2.73
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.44
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.12
93.12
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.97
94.97
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.028
3.028
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.54
18.54
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.09
65.09
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al McBean and Chappie McFarland

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
106
199.37
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
284
600
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
600
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
551.1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.407
0.407
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
42
79
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
36
67.71
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.45
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.64
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.64
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
6
11.29
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
10.98
20.65
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
51
95.92
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
124.65
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
116.61
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
21
39.5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
11
20.69
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
32
60.19
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
7.75
14.58
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.11
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.76
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.86
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
118.5
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.06
5.06
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.46
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
6
11.29
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100