Al McBean vs. Jim Mertz — Career Comparison

Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Mertz
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Mertz 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 4.63 and 1.431 for Jim Mertz. 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 Jim Mertz

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.55
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.77
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.3
30.3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.18
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.63
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
116.2
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1058
8.88
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
8.41
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.47
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
4.09
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
499
38.49
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.93
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
5.01
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.431
1.431
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4123
34.6
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
34.02
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Al McBean and Jim Mertz

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3218
27
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072.2
9
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.61
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.12
93.12
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.879
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.54
18.54
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Al McBean and Jim Mertz

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
33
460.47
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
600
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
38
530.23
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
7
97.67
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
83.72
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.45
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.88
26.28
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
9
125.58
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
124.65
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
125.58
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
83.72
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.83
25.55
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.31
3.31
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
27.46
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA