Al McBean vs. Roy Meeker — Career Comparison

Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Meeker
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Meeker 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 4.73 and 1.651 for Roy Meeker. 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 Roy Meeker

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.97
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.8
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.66
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.48
40.48
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
4.73
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
576
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.88
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
10.03
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.53
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
4.83
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
2.53
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.29
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.23
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
41.11
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.56
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
5.34
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.651
1.651
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4123
34.6
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
36.05
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.11
41.11

Fielding Stats for Al McBean and Roy Meeker

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3218
27
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072.2
9
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.61
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.12
93.12
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.87
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.095
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.54
18.54
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Al McBean and Roy Meeker

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
42
360
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
600
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
63
540
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
12
102.86
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
85.71
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
8.45
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
27.83
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
15
128.57
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
124.65
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
14
120
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.86
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.27
28.06
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
180
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
27.46
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.86
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA