Hisashi Iwakuma vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Hisashi Iwakuma
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Hisashi Iwakuma a clear advantage over Cal McLish across the core pitching metrics. Hisashi Iwakuma led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 160 vs 116), strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 76), and run prevention (ERA+ 124 vs 97). Hisashi Iwakuma was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Hisashi Iwakuma and Cal McLish

Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
1.53
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
1.97
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.39
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
1.17
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.64
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.76
61.76
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.67
90.67
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.42
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2651
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
883.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
825
8.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.4
8.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.88
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
7.27
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.27
7.27
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.017
1.017
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.15
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3574
36.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.39
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
3.59
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3342
34.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.4
36.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Hisashi Iwakuma and Cal McLish

Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
1.53
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.39
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.17
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2651
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
883.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.56
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.63
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
1.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.13
98.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.047
1.047
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.67
90.67
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hisashi Iwakuma and Cal McLish

Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
6000
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.77
-30.81
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
320
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
1.88
1.88
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100