Al McBean vs. Mike O'Neill — Career Comparison

Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike O'Neill
Pre-GenerationalIrelandThrows LeftBats RightEuropeSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike O'Neill 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. Mike O'Neill posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.73 and WHIP 1.308 compared to 3.13 and 1.379 for Al McBean. By the career numbers, Mike O'Neill had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al McBean and Mike O'Neill

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.1
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.41
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.57
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.59
90.59
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.88
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.13
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.73
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2083
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
694.1
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.88
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
739
9.58
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.58
9.58
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.53
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
3.06
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.19
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
2.96
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.572
0.572
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2939
38.1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
4.64
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
1.327
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4123
34.6
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2744
35.57
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1

Fielding Stats for Al McBean and Mike O'Neill

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
1.1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.34
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2766
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
922
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.61
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.85
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
1.85
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.2
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.25
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
2.93
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
2.96
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
2.7
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.12
93.12
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.42
91.42
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.451
2.451
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.54
18.54
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.97
30.97
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al McBean and Mike O'Neill

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
137
198.07
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
284
600
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
415
600
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
380
549.4
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.685
0.685
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
52
109.86
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
140.24
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
43
90.85
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
104.1
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.45
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
20.24
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.01
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.89
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
9
19.01
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.14
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
15.39
32.52
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.54
62.95
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
69
145.77
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
195.18
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
59
124.65
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
180.72
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.662
0.662
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
21
44.37
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
72.29
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
25
52.82
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
59.28
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
43
90.85
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
128.67
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
14.27
30.16
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.98
69.37
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.11
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.57
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
28.92
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
91.08
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.59
6.59
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.46
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.12
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.78
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.78
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100