Jose Alvarez vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Alvarez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Alvarez led in strikeout rate (K%+ 119 vs 76), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 97), and home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 81). Cal McLish held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 76). Role difference aside, Jose Alvarez holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and Cal McLish

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Cal McLish

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.87
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Cal McLish

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100