Al McBean vs. Bill Phyle — Career Comparison

Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Phyle
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Phyle 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 3.96 and 1.500 for Bill Phyle. 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 Bill Phyle

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.21
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.01
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.33
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.62
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.48
34.48
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.78
83.78
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.92
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
3.96
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
826
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
275.1
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.88
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
10.59
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.53
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
3.06
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.91
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
2.48
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.599
0.599
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
39.65
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
6.34
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4123
34.6
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
36.35
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.65
39.65

Fielding Stats for Al McBean and Bill Phyle

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.16
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.41
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.61
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.07
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
2.11
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.2
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
2.93
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.65
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
2.73
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
3.36
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.12
93.12
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.89
91.89
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.881
2.881
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.54
18.54
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.59
35.59
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al McBean and Bill Phyle

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
61
190.63
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
600
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
192
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
557.75
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
568.75
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
32
100
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
26
81.25
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.45
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.63
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.13
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
6
18.75
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
8.95
27.98
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
39
121.88
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
124.65
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
128.13
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
44.37
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.13
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
8
25
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
25
78.13
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
8.07
25.23
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.13
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
93.75
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.4
6.4
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.46
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.13
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100