Cory Abbott vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Cory Abbott
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Cory Abbott as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cal McLish led in home run suppression (HR9+ 81 vs 48), walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 88), and run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 69). Cory Abbott held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 89 vs 76). Role difference aside, Cal McLish holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Cory Abbott and Cal McLish

Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.87
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.86
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
6.02
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
9.63
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
2.41
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
4.73
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
8.34
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.452
1.452
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
41.36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.63
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
6.36
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.596
1.596
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
35.34
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.36
41.36
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Cory Abbott and Cal McLish

Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.87
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.86
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.34
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.156
0.156
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cory Abbott and Cal McLish

Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
9200
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100