Al McBean vs. Mike Montgomery — Career Comparison

Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Montgomery
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Montgomery 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. Mike Montgomery led in home run suppression (HR9+ 171 vs 113), run prevention (ERA+ 134 vs 113), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 95). Al McBean held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 108 vs 92). Role difference aside, Mike Montgomery holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Al McBean and Mike Montgomery

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
3.04
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.16
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.38
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.57
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.35
40.35
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.18
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
3.84
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1623
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
541
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1058
8.88
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
8.72
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.96
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
3.39
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.2
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
575
4.83
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
6.9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.9
6.9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.144
1.144
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.29
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.57
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.55
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
38.4
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.68
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
4.19
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.11
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.346
1.346
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4123
34.6
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2047
34.05
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Al McBean and Mike Montgomery

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
3.04
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.16
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1623
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
541
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.61
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.62
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.31
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.98
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.93
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.12
93.12
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.48
97.48
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.634
0.634
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.54
18.54
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al McBean and Mike Montgomery

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
425
897.89
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
1298.82
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
600
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
557.75
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
564.71
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
10
70.59
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
8
56.47
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.45
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
6.34
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.12
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
2.44
17.22
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
124.65
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
44.37
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
56.47
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
5
35.29
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-2.22
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.68
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
223.94
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
282.35
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
2.68
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
27.46
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA