Al McBean
Alvin O'Neal McBean
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: May 15, 1938 in Charlotte Amalie, V.I.
High School: Charlotte Amalie (Charlotte Amalie, VI)
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1958. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 2, 1961
Final Game: May 10, 1970
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1961 PIT NL 23 P 27 2 74.1 28 4 23 1 1 .964 3.27 1.00 .957 2.18 0.88
1962 PIT NL 24 P 33 29 189.2 53 17 31 5 4 .906 2.28 1.45 .951 2.07 0.82
1963 PIT NL 25 P 55 7 122.1 46 11 29 6 2 .870 2.94 0.73 .954 2.06 0.84
1964 PIT NL 26 P 58 0 89.2 45 3 38 4 5 .911 4.12 0.71 .956 2.14 0.84
1965 PIT NL 27 P 62 1 114.0 34 6 27 1 1 .971 2.61 0.53 .956 2.08 0.81
1965 PIT NL 27 LF 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.40
1965 PIT NL 27 OF 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.80
1966 PIT NL 28 P 47 0 86.2 25 7 17 1 0 .960 2.49 0.51 .948 1.96 0.74
1967 PIT NL 29 P 51 8 131.0 37 9 26 2 1 .946 2.40 0.69 .959 2.00 0.78
1968 PIT NL 30 P 36 28 198.1 73 16 54 3 3 .959 3.18 1.94 .958 2.01 0.85
1969 TOT NL 31 P 32 1 55.1 6 0 5 1 0 .833 0.81 0.16 .967 1.95 0.78
1969 SDP NL 31 P 1 1 7.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.29 1.00 1.000 1.93 0.80
1969 LAD NL 31 P 31 0 48.1 5 0 4 1 0 .800 0.74 0.13 .960 1.96 0.78
1970 TOT NL 32 P 8 0 11.0 2 0 2 0 1 1.000 1.64 0.25 .950 1.88 0.71
1970 LAD NL 32 P 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 0.70
1970 PIT NL 32 P 7 0 10.0 2 0 2 0 1 1.000 1.80 0.29 .950 1.89 0.71
10 Seasons P 409 76 1072.1 349 73 252 24 18 .931 2.73 0.79 .955 2.05 0.81
1 Season LF 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.40
1 Season OF 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.80
10 Seasons TOT 410 76 1072.2 349 73 252 24 18 .931 2.73 0.79 .887 2.05 0.81

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1961 PIT NL 23 28 2 28 28 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1962 PIT NL 24 34 29 34 34 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1963 PIT NL 25 59 7 59 59 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
1964 PIT NL 26 58 0 58 58 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 PIT NL 27 62 1 62 62 62 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
1966 PIT NL 28 50 0 50 50 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
1967 PIT NL 29 51 8 51 51 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 PIT NL 30 43 28 43 43 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
1969 LAD NL 31 31 0 31 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 SDP NL 31 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 PIT NL 32 7 0 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 LAD NL 32 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Seasons 425 76 425 425 409 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 15
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1961 PIT NL 23 344 72% 29% 19 100% 1 3 1 2 21 13 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 100%
1962 PIT NL 24 781 78% 34% 35 86% 4 16 1 11 29 22 2 5 0 1 4 1 4 0 3 1 1 0%
1963 PIT NL 25 503 78% 38% 41 76% 1 9 2 6 30 25 2 5 1 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 4 25%
1964 PIT NL 26 355 83% 39% 40 98% 2 3 0 1 39 32 4 4 0 2 2 1 5 3 4 0 5 100%
1965 PIT NL 27 440 80% 32% 28 96% 0 4 3 0 24 22 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 100%
1966 PIT NL 28 359 79% 32% 21 90% 2 8 1 7 18 12 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 67%
1967 PIT NL 29 495 81% 35% 27 89% 0 7 1 6 23 19 1 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 4 75%
1968 PIT NL 30 784 80% 34% 51 94% 0 14 0 12 50 40 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 5 80%
1969 LAD NL 31 217 77% 24% 5 80% 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1969 SDP NL 31 34 91% 24% 1 100% 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 PIT NL 32 48 79% 25% 2 100% 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
1970 LAD NL 32 3 100% 33% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Seasons 4363 79% 34% 270 90% 11 64 9 45 241 189 28 22 2 10 10 8 17 10 14 2 29 76%
MLB Averages 77% 27% 90% 84%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1965 PIT NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 0% 0% 0
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 0% 0% 0
MLB Averages 57.1% 2.5% 62% 77% 26% 47%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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