Al McBean vs. Lefty Moses — Career Comparison

Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Moses
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Moses 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 4.95 and 1.527 for Lefty Moses. 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 Lefty Moses

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.4
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.44
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.56
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.64
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.48
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.18
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
4.95
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.1
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1058
8.88
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
8.31
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.53
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.43
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
575
4.83
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
6.39
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.39
6.39
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.29
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.48
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.64
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
39.62
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.59
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.8
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.12
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.527
1.527
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4123
34.6
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
32.75
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.62
39.62

Fielding Stats for Al McBean and Lefty Moses

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.4
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.44
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.1
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.61
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
2.11
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.51
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
2.93
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.67
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
2.73
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.67
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.12
93.12
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.533
1.533
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.54
18.54
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al McBean and Lefty Moses

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
16
457.14
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
600
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
557.75
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.45
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
14.38
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
124.65
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
2.82
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.68
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
2.68
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.46
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100