Al McBean vs. Nels Potter — Career Comparison

Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nels Potter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nels Potter 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 3.99 and 1.366 for Nels Potter. 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 Nels Potter

Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
1.86
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.94
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.49
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.52
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.68
48.68
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.72
50.72
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.48
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.12
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
3.99
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5058
27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1686
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.88
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1721
9.19
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.66
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
582
3.11
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
3.99
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.788
0.788
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.21
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7248
38.69
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.67
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
4.5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4123
34.6
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6645
35.47
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Al McBean and Nels Potter

Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3218
27
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072.2
9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.61
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.12
93.12
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.161
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.54
18.54
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Al McBean and Nels Potter

Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
352
337.38
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
284
600
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
626
600
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
538.66
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
52
109.86
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
122.68
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
43
90.85
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.31
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.45
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
14.38
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
15.39
32.52
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.96
34.47
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
137.06
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
59
124.65
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
157.19
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
23.96
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
35.46
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
59.42
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
14.27
30.16
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.78
41
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.96
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.55
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
47.92
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.52
12.52
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.46
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
26.84
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
13.42
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA