Al McBean vs. Phil Ortega — Career Comparison

Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Ortega
Silent GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Phil Ortega 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 74), run prevention (ERA+ 113 vs 82), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 108 vs 93). Phil Ortega held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 85 vs 78). Role difference aside, Al McBean holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Al McBean and Phil Ortega

Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
1.93
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.44
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.59
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.59
42.59
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.19
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
4.43
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1058
8.88
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
8.36
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.24
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
3.57
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.26
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
575
4.83
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
5.19
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.24
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.28
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4064
38.43
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
4.71
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
1.327
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4123
34.6
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
3656
34.58
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.43
38.43

Fielding Stats for Al McBean and Phil Ortega

Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
1.93
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.61
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.45
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.28
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.84
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
1.73
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.12
93.12
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.54
18.54
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al McBean and Phil Ortega

Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
205
394.23
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
284
600
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
253
486.54
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
29
55.77
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
26
50
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.45
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.77
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.77
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
6
11.54
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
32
61.54
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
124.65
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
55
105.77
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
16
30.77
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
11
21.15
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
27
51.92
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
1.58
3.03
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
50
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
223.94
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
118
226.92
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
2.68
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
13
27.46
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.69
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.62
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA