Brian Flynn vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Brian Flynn
MillenialOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Flynn as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brian Flynn led in home run suppression (HR9+ 162 vs 81), run prevention (ERA+ 127 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 91). Cal McLish held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 84). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Brian Flynn.

Pitching Stats for Brian Flynn and Cal McLish

Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
4.89
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
4.41
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
187.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
9.83
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.77
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
4.36
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
6.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.91
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
827
39.66
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
4.75
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.48
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.87
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.577
1.577
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
714
34.24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.66
39.66
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Brian Flynn and Cal McLish

Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
4.89
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
187.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.01
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Flynn and Cal McLish

Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
6800
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
533.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
30.24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
41.01
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100