diff --git a/pylot/core/pick/compare.py b/pylot/core/pick/compare.py
index 8c64db05..2d7b55da 100644
--- a/pylot/core/pick/compare.py
+++ b/pylot/core/pick/compare.py
@@ -140,41 +140,28 @@ class Comparison(object):
 
         plt.show()
 
-    def get_array(self, phase, method):
+    def get_all(self, phasename):
         pdf_dict = self.comparison
-        exp_array = list()
-        for station, phases in pdf_dict.items():
+        rlist = list()
+        for phases in pdf_dict.values():
             try:
-                exp_array.append(phases[phase].expectation())
-            except KeyError as e:
-                print('{err_msg}; station = {station}, phase = {phase}'.format(
-                    err_msg=str(e), station=station, phase=phase))
+                rlist.append(phases[phasename])
+            except KeyError:
                 continue
-        return exp_array
+        return rlist
+
+    def get_array(self, phase, method_name):
+        import operator
+        method = operator.methodcaller(method_name)
+        pdf_list = self.get_all(phase)
+        rarray = map(method, pdf_list)
+        return rarray
 
     def get_expectation_array(self, phase):
-        pdf_dict = self.comparison
-        exp_array = list()
-        for station, phases in pdf_dict.items():
-            try:
-                exp_array.append(phases[phase].expectation())
-            except KeyError as e:
-                print('{err_msg}; station = {station}, phase = {phase}'.format(
-                    err_msg=str(e), station=station, phase=phase))
-                continue
-        return exp_array
+        return self.get_array(phase, 'expectation')
 
     def get_std_array(self, phase):
-        pdf_dict = self.comparison
-        std_array = list()
-        for station, phases in pdf_dict.items():
-            try:
-                std_array.append(phases[phase].standard_deviation())
-            except KeyError as e:
-                print('{err_msg}; station = {station}, phase = {phase}'.format(
-                    err_msg=str(e), station=station, phase=phase))
-                continue
-        return std_array
+        return self.get_array(phase, 'standard_deviation')
 
     def hist_expectation(self, phases='all', bins=20, normed=False):
         phases.strip()