Al McBean vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 81), run prevention (ERA+ 113 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 95 vs 91). Cal McLish held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 108). Role difference aside, Al McBean holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Al McBean and Cal McLish

Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.88
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4123
34.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Al McBean and Cal McLish

Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.61
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
2.01
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
2.93
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
2.73
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.12
93.12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.54
18.54
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al McBean and Cal McLish

Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
284
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.13
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.19
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.89
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
59
124.65
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
21
44.37
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
78.72
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
13
27.46
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100