Al McBean vs. Mark Melancon — Career Comparison

Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mark Melancon
MillenialColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Mark Melancon a clear advantage over Al McBean across the core pitching metrics. Mark Melancon led in home run suppression (HR9+ 154 vs 113), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 95), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 108). Mark Melancon was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Al McBean and Mark Melancon

Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
3.43
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
9.07
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.46
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.05
48.05
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.58
18.58
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.18
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.53
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
3.24
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.13
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.94
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2180
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
726.2
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1058
8.88
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
8.14
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.14
8.14
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.54
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
3.06
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.38
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.28
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
575
4.83
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
7.96
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.96
7.96
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.149
1.149
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.29
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.54
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.31
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4518
37.92
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2981
36.92
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
1.56
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
5.62
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
430
3.61
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
3.42
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.87
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
1.327
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4123
34.6
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2745
34
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.92
37.92
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.92
36.92

Fielding Stats for Al McBean and Mark Melancon

Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
410
3.44
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
9.07
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2180
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
726.2
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.61
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.89
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
1.36
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
2.3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
2.25
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.12
93.12
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.54
18.54
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al McBean and Mark Melancon

Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
425
897.89
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
732
219600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
600
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.45
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.39
32.52
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
124.65
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.27
30.16
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
115.59
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
2.68
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
27.46
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA