Neil Allen vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Neil Allen
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth 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 Neil Allen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Neil Allen led in home run suppression (HR9+ 120 vs 81), strikeout rate (K%+ 80 vs 76), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 91). Cal McLish held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 94). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Neil Allen.

Pitching Stats for Neil Allen and Cal McLish

Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.95
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.54
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.53
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.64
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.31
45.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.59
13.59
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.68
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
3.88
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2965
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
988.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
985
8.97
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.66
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
3.8
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.62
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
5.56
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4248
38.68
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.02
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
4.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.49
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.78
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.419
1.419
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3731
33.98
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.68
38.68
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Neil Allen and Cal McLish

Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.95
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.54
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2965
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
988.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.68
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.81
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.78
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.99
97.99
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.449
0.449
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.59
13.59
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Neil Allen and Cal McLish

Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
2018.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
129
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
534.88
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
69.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
11
51.16
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.13
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.89
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.34
15.53
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
21
97.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
83.72
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.56
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.51
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
3.88
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
237.21
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.16
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100