Al McBean vs. Pat Paige — Career Comparison

Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pat Paige
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pat Paige 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 4.5 and 1.750 for Pat Paige. 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 Pat Paige

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.56
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.42
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.26
57.26
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.88
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
11.81
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.53
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.94
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.38
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.813
0.813
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
38.81
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.75
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4123
34.6
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
34.88
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Al McBean and Pat Paige

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3218
27
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072.2
9
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.61
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.12
93.12
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.54
18.54
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Al McBean and Pat Paige

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
600
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
557.75
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
8.45
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
19.01
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
24.64
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
145.77
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
124.65
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
52.82
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
90.85
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
9.5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.68
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
2.68
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.46
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA