Al McBean vs. Ken Patterson — Career Comparison

Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Patterson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Al McBean a clear advantage over Ken Patterson across the core pitching metrics. Al McBean led in home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 77), walk avoidance (BB%+ 108 vs 77), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 95 vs 79). Ken Patterson held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 84 vs 78). Al McBean was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Al McBean and Ken Patterson

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409
3.43
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
6.35
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.42
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.26
57.26
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.58
18.58
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.18
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
3.88
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
317.2
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1058
8.88
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
8.22
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.08
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
4.7
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.45
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
575
4.83
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
5.18
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.29
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1372
38.87
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.56
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.76
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
4.31
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.79
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.436
1.436
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4123
34.6
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1170
33.15
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.87
38.87

Fielding Stats for Al McBean and Ken Patterson

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
3.44
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
6.35
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
317.2
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.61
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.08
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.59
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.42
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.12
93.12
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.29
89.29
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.223
0.223
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.54
18.54
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al McBean and Ken Patterson

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
425
897.89
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
224
67200
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
600
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.45
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
124.65
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-23.84
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.68
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
223.94
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
2.68
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
27.46
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA