Al McBean vs. Buck O'Brien — Career Comparison

Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Buck O'Brien
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Buck O'Brien 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. Buck O'Brien posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.63 and WHIP 1.273 compared to 3.13 and 1.379 for Al McBean. By the career numbers, Buck O'Brien had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al McBean and Buck O'Brien

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.33
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.13
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.56
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.6
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.52
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.7
53.7
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.38
84.38
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.75
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.13
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.63
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1296
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1058
8.88
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
8.15
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.53
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
3.31
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
4.25
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.23
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4518
37.92
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1741
36.27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
430
3.61
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.58
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
1.327
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4123
34.6
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1571
32.73
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.92
37.92
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27

Fielding Stats for Al McBean and Buck O'Brien

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3218
27
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072.2
9
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.61
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.12
93.12
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.67
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.54
18.54
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Al McBean and Buck O'Brien

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
64
244.59
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
600
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
157
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
143
546.5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
20
76.43
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
16
61.15
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
8.45
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.46
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.82
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.29
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
19.52
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
25
95.54
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
124.65
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
29
110.83
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
6
22.93
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
8
30.57
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
14
53.5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
11.58
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
34.39
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
152.87
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.46
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
5
19.11
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA