Al McBean vs. Vern Olsen — Career Comparison

Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vern Olsen
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Vern Olsen 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 3.4 and 1.432 for Vern Olsen. 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 Vern Olsen

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.95
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.05
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.52
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.45
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.57
53.57
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.4
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
3.4
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.88
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
9.54
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.53
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
3.35
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
3.51
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2247
39.19
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.56
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
3.94
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.432
1.432
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4123
34.6
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2051
35.77
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.02
2.02
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.19
39.19

Fielding Stats for Al McBean and Vern Olsen

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3218
27
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072.2
9
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.61
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.12
93.12
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.82
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.491
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.54
18.54
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Al McBean and Vern Olsen

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
113
364.52
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
600
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
186
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
169
545.16
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
109.86
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
125.81
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
90.85
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
103.23
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.45
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.35
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.23
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
19.01
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.39
32.52
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.95
45.01
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
145.77
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
154.84
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
124.65
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
161.29
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
44.37
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
51.61
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
14
45.16
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
90.85
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
93.55
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
14.27
30.16
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.52
50.08
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
35.48
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.45
8.45
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.46
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
19.35
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.23
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100