Manny Acosta vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Manny Acosta
MillenialPanamaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Manny Acosta as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Manny Acosta led in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 76), run prevention (ERA+ 102 vs 97), and home run suppression (HR9+ 83 vs 81). Cal McLish held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 94). Role difference aside, Manny Acosta holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Manny Acosta and Cal McLish

Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
8.46
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.47
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.33
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
3.99
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
744
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
8.49
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.09
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
4.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
7.95
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.95
7.95
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.51
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1070
38.83
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.83
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
4.43
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.94
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.415
1.415
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
931
33.79
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Manny Acosta and Cal McLish

Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
8.46
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
744
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.34
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
2.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Manny Acosta and Cal McLish

Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
233
19971.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.54
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-28.28
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
47.87
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100