Al McBean vs. Luke Prokopec — Career Comparison

Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luke Prokopec
Gen XAustraliaThrows RightBats LeftOceaniaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Luke Prokopec 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 5.3 and 1.437 for Luke Prokopec. 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 Luke Prokopec

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.18
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.44
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.66
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.07
66.07
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.18
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
5.3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.88
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
9.94
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.94
9.94
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.87
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
3.06
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.88
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
575
4.83
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
5.61
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.51
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1020
39.74
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
5.73
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.66
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4123
34.6
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
35.77
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Al McBean and Luke Prokopec

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.18
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.44
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.61
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.47
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.94
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.52
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.4
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.12
93.12
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
0.643
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.54
18.54
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.07
66.07
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al McBean and Luke Prokopec

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
58
710.2
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
600
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
41
502.04
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0.469
0.469
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
7
85.71
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
6
73.47
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
8.45
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
1.29
15.83
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
8
97.96
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
124.65
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
7
85.71
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
11.91
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.68
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
183.67
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.27
3.27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
27.46
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA