Al McBean vs. Danny Murphy — Career Comparison

Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Danny Murphy
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny Murphy 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 4.66 and 1.580 for Danny Murphy. 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 Danny Murphy

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409
3.43
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
5.46
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.42
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.58
18.58
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.18
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.53
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.66
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1058
8.88
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
8.84
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.04
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
4.74
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.47
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
4.66
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.045
1.045
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.29
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.56
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
39.62
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.56
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.13
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.06
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.8
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.509
1.509
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4123
34.6
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
33.27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.62
39.62

Fielding Stats for Al McBean and Danny Murphy

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
2.57
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.76
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1031
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
343.2
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.61
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.41
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.89
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.83
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.12
93.12
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.54
18.54
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.59
29.59
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al McBean and Danny Murphy

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
117
490.91
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
600
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
143
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
130
545.45
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
23
96.5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
54.55
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.45
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.98
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.2
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.34
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.78
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
9
19.01
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.96
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.39
32.52
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.43
47.94
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
145.77
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
176.22
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
124.65
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
146.85
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
44.37
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
75.52
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
52.82
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
54.55
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
90.85
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
113.29
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.27
30.16
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.62
40.35
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.11
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
46.15
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
121.68
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.93
4.93
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.46
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.2
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.59
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA