Mychal Givens vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Mychal Givens
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Mychal Givens as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mychal Givens led in strikeout rate (K%+ 122 vs 76), run prevention (ERA+ 124 vs 97), and home run suppression (HR9+ 102 vs 81). Cal McLish held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 92). Role difference aside, Mychal Givens holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mychal Givens and Cal McLish

Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
8.29
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.62
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.47
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.47
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1385
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
461.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
7.12
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.12
7.12
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.05
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
3.72
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.33
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
10.51
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.51
10.51
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.581
1.581
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.41
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1913
37.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
2.44
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.82
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.62
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1676
32.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.29
37.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Mychal Givens and Cal McLish

Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
8.29
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1385
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
461.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.39
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.66
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mychal Givens and Cal McLish

Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
127500
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100