Rick Aguilera vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Rick Aguilera
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Rick Aguilera as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rick Aguilera led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 152 vs 116), strikeout rate (K%+ 99 vs 76), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 91). Role difference aside, Rick Aguilera holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Rick Aguilera and Cal McLish

Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
5.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.62
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.56
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.5
51.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.16
12.16
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
2.22
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
3.57
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3874
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1233
8.59
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.96
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
2.45
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.29
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1030
7.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.18
7.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.069
1.069
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.37
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5391
37.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
3.88
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
3.96
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.66
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4919
34.28
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.57
37.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Rick Aguilera and Cal McLish

Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
5.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.62
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3874
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.23
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
1.96
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
1.92
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.22
98.22
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.16
12.16
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Aguilera and Cal McLish

Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
737
2746.58
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
161
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
139
518.01
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
104.35
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
81.99
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.19
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.89
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.04
37.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
149.07
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
126.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
12
44.72
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
40.99
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
20
74.53
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.92
36.97
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
6
22.36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
137.89
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.35
4.35
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
59.63
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.73
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100