Al McBean vs. Mike O'Connor — Career Comparison

Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike O'Connor
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike O'Connor 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 5.3 and 1.459 for Mike O'Connor. 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 Mike O'Connor

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.61
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.57
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.18
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
120.2
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1058
8.88
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
8.35
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.34
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
4.4
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.37
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
575
4.83
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
5.3
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.077
1.077
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.29
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.6
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
39.68
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
5.67
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.6
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.37
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.67
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4123
34.6
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
33.71
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Al McBean and Mike O'Connor

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.61
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.57
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
120.2
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.61
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.12
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.04
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.12
93.12
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.54
18.54
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al McBean and Mike O'Connor

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
600
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
557.75
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
565.71
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.45
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
2.93
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
124.65
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.8
-30.92
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
223.94
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
325.71
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
2.68
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1.84
1.84
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.46
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA