Al McBean vs. Tom Poholsky — Career Comparison

Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Poholsky
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Poholsky 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 3.93 and 1.324 for Tom Poholsky. 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 Tom Poholsky

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
1.9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.24
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.37
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.62
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.41
65.41
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.36
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
3.93
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
2261
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
753.2
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.88
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
791
9.45
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.07
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
3.06
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.29
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
3.77
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3184
38.02
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.36
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
4.55
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
1.327
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4123
34.6
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2979
35.57
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.02
38.02

Fielding Stats for Al McBean and Tom Poholsky

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
2.65
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
1632
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
544
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.61
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.86
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
2.11
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.22
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
2.93
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.14
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
2.73
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.08
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.12
93.12
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.89
97.89
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.54
18.54
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.13
48.13
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al McBean and Tom Poholsky

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
159
374.12
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
600
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
255
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
228
536.47
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
39
91.76
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
32
75.29
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.45
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.47
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.47
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
7.78
18.31
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
46
108.24
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
124.65
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
44
103.53
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
44.37
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.06
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
14
32.94
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
34
80
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
5.36
12.61
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.68
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.76
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
96.47
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.22
6.22
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
13
27.46
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
49.41
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.35
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.76
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.35
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.35
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100