Cole Irvin vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Cole Irvin
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cole Irvin and Cal McLish are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 94 for Cole Irvin and 97 for Cal McLish, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 94 and 91 respectively. If forced to pick, Cole Irvin gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Cole Irvin and Cal McLish

Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.41
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
1.17
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.61
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.18
41.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.4
69.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
4.54
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1779
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
593
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
635
9.64
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.29
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
6.59
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.49
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2540
38.55
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.39
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
4.99
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.26
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.77
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2342
35.54
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Cole Irvin and Cal McLish

Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
2.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.41
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.17
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1779
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
593
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.76
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.552
0.552
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.4
69.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cole Irvin and Cal McLish

Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
5360
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
28.85
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
78.72
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
39.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
47.87
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100