Al McBean vs. Jim Owens — Career Comparison

Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Owens
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Owens 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. Jim Owens led in home run suppression (HR9+ 130 vs 113), strikeout rate (K%+ 93 vs 78), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 95). Al McBean held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 113 vs 98). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jim Owens.

Pitching Stats for Al McBean and Jim Owens

Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
2.91
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.05
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.69
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.01
36.01
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.21
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
4.31
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2656
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
885.1
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.88
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
932
9.47
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.85
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
3.46
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.47
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
575
4.83
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
5.25
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.29
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.45
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3854
39.18
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.98
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
483
4.91
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.437
1.437
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4123
34.6
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3506
35.64
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.18
39.18

Fielding Stats for Al McBean and Jim Owens

Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
2.92
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.06
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2656
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
885.1
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.61
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.34
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
1.76
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.68
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.12
93.12
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.38
95.38
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.575
0.575
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.54
18.54
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.24
36.24
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al McBean and Jim Owens

Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
287
686.06
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
600
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
251
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
218
521.12
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
22
52.59
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
18
43.03
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.45
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.56
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.56
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
3.68
8.8
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
26
62.15
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
124.65
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
37
88.45
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.56
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
11
26.29
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
15
35.86
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.65
-8.73
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.11
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.47
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
223.94
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
243.82
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
2.68
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
2.46
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
13
27.46
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
43.03
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.56
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0