Ed Acosta vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Acosta as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Acosta led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 190 vs 116), home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 91). Cal McLish held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 76 vs 75). Role difference aside, Ed Acosta holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ed Acosta and Cal McLish

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.73
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.05
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
10
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.78
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.55
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.58
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.792
0.792
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
38.83
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.64
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
34.98
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and Cal McLish

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.72
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and Cal McLish

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
1140
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
580
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.37
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-41.51
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
300
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100