Brett Anderson vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Brett Anderson
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Brett Anderson a clear advantage over Cal McLish across the core pitching metrics. Brett Anderson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 145 vs 81), run prevention (ERA+ 123 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 91). Brett Anderson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Brett Anderson and Cal McLish

Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
1.75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
1.97
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.66
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
1.17
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.53
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.58
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.52
47.52
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
4.07
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3421
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1140.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1217
9.61
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.61
9.61
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.91
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
6.09
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4828
38.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.39
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
4.51
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.21
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.334
1.334
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4438
35.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Brett Anderson and Cal McLish

Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
1.75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.66
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.17
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3421
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1140.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
1.62
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
1.84
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
1.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.14
96.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.009
1.009
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brett Anderson and Cal McLish

Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
222
972.26
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
137
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
115
503.65
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
52.55
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
39.42
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.91
8.35
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
65.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
96.35
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.52
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
26.28
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
43.8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.03
-8.91
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
43.8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
271.53
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
52.55
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
26.28
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.51
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100