Al McBean vs. Eddie Plank — Career Comparison

Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eddie Plank
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Eddie Plank 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. Eddie Plank posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.35 and WHIP 1.119 compared to 3.13 and 1.379 for Al McBean. By the career numbers, Eddie Plank had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al McBean and Eddie Plank

Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623
1.25
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.06
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.56
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
0.65
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.42
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.39
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.26
57.26
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.69
62.69
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.91
84.91
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
0.82
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.14
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.05
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
3.13
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
2.35
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13487
27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4495.2
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1058
8.88
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3958
7.92
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.53
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.08
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
3.06
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072
2.15
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2246
4.5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.17
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.38
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4518
37.92
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17985
36
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.15
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
3.61
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1563
3.13
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
1.327
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.119
1.119
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4123
34.6
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16722
33.48
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.92
37.92
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36

Fielding Stats for Al McBean and Eddie Plank

Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623
1.92
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
0.75
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8751
27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2917
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.61
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.71
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
2.11
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
3.42
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.12
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
2.93
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1377
4.25
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
2.73
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1337
4.13
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.12
93.12
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.146
2.146
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.54
18.54
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.11
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al McBean and Eddie Plank

Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
212.6
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
284
600
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1778
600
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1607
542.29
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
52
109.86
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
111.7
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
43
90.85
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
282
95.16
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.45
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
13.16
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.36
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.01
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
16.54
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
15.39
32.52
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103.24
34.84
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
132.62
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
59
124.65
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
143.76
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
43.87
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
41.17
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249
84.03
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
14.27
30.16
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113.11
38.17
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.11
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
8.1
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
23.96
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265
89.43
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.71
6.71
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.46
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
25.65
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.39
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.01
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.4
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.25
81.25