Al McBean vs. Fritz Ostermueller — Career Comparison

Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fritz Ostermueller
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fritz Ostermueller 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 3.99 and 1.454 for Fritz Ostermueller. 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 Fritz Ostermueller

Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
1.7
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.07
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.78
49.78
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.08
63.08
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.49
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
3.99
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6200
27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2066.2
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.88
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2170
9.45
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.53
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.46
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
835
3.64
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
3.37
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.779
0.779
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.26
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9116
39.7
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.37
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1062
4.62
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4123
34.6
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8260
35.97
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.7
39.7

Fielding Stats for Al McBean and Fritz Ostermueller

Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3218
27
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072.2
9
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.61
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.12
93.12
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.44
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.233
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.54
18.54
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Al McBean and Fritz Ostermueller

Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 600 PA
399
290.89
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
284
600
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
823
600
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
749
546.05
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
52
109.86
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
127.58
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
43
90.85
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
108.63
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.45
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
16.04
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.92
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
18.96
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
15.39
32.52
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.52
37.56
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
69
145.77
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
149.45
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
59
124.65
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
154.56
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
43.74
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
45.2
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
88.94
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
14.27
30.16
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.76
43.56
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.46
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.52
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
58.32
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.29
10.29
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.46
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
26.97
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 600 PA
16
11.66
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100