Al McBean vs. Togie Pittinger — Career Comparison

Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Togie Pittinger
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Togie Pittinger 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. Togie Pittinger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.1 and WHIP 1.348 compared to 3.13 and 1.379 for Al McBean. By the career numbers, Togie Pittinger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al McBean and Togie Pittinger

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
1.16
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.51
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.44
50.44
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.64
86.64
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.82
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
3.13
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
3.1
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6122
27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2040.2
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.88
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2017
8.9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.53
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.17
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
734
3.24
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
3.67
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.767
0.767
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.19
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.42
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4518
37.92
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8579
37.84
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.13
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
985
4.34
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4123
34.6
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7749
34.18
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.92
37.92
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.84
37.84

Fielding Stats for Al McBean and Togie Pittinger

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
1.16
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
0.45
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6120
27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2040
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.61
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.41
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
2.11
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
2.33
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.2
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.22
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
2.93
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
2.96
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
2.73
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
2.74
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.12
93.12
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.69
92.69
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.54
18.54
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.93
38.93
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al McBean and Togie Pittinger

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
262
199.75
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
284
600
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
787
600
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
264
557.75
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
744
567.22
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
70.14
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
65.57
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.45
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.05
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.76
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.76
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.57
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
15.17
11.57
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
77
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
124.65
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
83.86
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
29.73
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
22.11
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
51.08
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.11
-3.89
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.11
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.81
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.68
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
9.91
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241
183.74
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.27
3.27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.46
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
19.06
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.05
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.05
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100