Al McBean vs. John Mitchell — Career Comparison

Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
John Mitchell
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

John Mitchell 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 run prevention (ERA+ 113 vs 94), strikeout rate (K%+ 78 vs 68), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 108 vs 104). John Mitchell held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 173 vs 113). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Al McBean.

Pitching Stats for Al McBean and John Mitchell

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.91
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.39
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.55
72.55
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.18
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
4.35
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
720
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.88
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
10.2
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.53
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
3.49
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.26
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.01
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.833
0.833
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.29
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1064
39.9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
5.18
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.01
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.521
1.521
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4123
34.6
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
941
35.29
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.9
39.9

Fielding Stats for Al McBean and John Mitchell

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.91
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.39
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
720
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.61
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.98
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.54
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.2
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
2.81
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
2.51
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.12
93.12
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.33
89.33
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.54
18.54
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.55
72.55
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al McBean and John Mitchell

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
51
711.63
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
600
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
38
530.23
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
55.81
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
8.45
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
7.23
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
124.65
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
55.81
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.94
-13.18
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.68
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
209.3
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.87
2.87
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
27.46
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
69.77
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA