Al McBean vs. Joe Presko — Career Comparison

Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Presko
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Presko 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 4.61 and 1.428 for Joe Presko. 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 Joe Presko

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
2.35
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.12
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.46
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.68
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.32
40.32
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.66
47.66
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.28
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
4.61
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1471
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
490.1
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.88
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
9.38
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1.05
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
3.45
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
3.71
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.795
0.795
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.26
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2140
39.28
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
4.92
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.426
1.426
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4123
34.6
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1938
35.57
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Al McBean and Joe Presko

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
3.44
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
12.34
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.58
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.61
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.8
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
2.11
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.46
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.2
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
2.93
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
9.64
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
2.73
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
9.26
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.12
93.12
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.54
18.54
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.68
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al McBean and Joe Presko

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
130
458.82
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
600
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
170
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
156
550.59
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
27
95.29
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
25
88.24
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.45
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.06
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.06
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
5.13
18.12
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
29
102.35
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
124.65
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
34
120
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
9
31.76
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.65
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
14
49.41
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
4.18
14.76
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.71
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
91.76
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.54
6.54
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.46
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24.71
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.12
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA