Zach McAllister vs. Denny McLain — Career Comparison

Zach McAllister
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Denny McLain
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

Denny McLain built a career as a starting pitcher and Zach McAllister as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Zach McAllister led in home run suppression (HR9+ 94 vs 65), walk avoidance (BB%+ 122 vs 103), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 90). Denny McLain held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 108 vs 90). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Zach McAllister.

Pitching Stats for Zach McAllister and Denny McLain

Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
4.33
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
1.34
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.03
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.44
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.63
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.53
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.43
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.31
45.31
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.01
59.01
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.69
23.69
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.5
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.14
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275
4.15
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
3.39
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5658
27
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
597
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
9
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
631
9.51
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
7.85
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.07
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
1.15
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
3.03
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
2.62
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.17
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
8.25
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1282
6.12
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.253
1.253
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.33
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.23
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2592
39.08
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7719
36.84
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.84
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
4.82
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.71
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.23
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.62
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2353
35.47
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7108
33.92
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.08
39.08
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Zach McAllister and Denny McLain

Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
4.33
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
1.34
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.03
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5657
27
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
597
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1885.2
9
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.51
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.74
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.01
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.14
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.13
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
1.81
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.99
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
1.75
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
88
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.57
96.57
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.307
1.307
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.69
23.69
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zach McAllister and Denny McLain

Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
28700
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
285
241.18
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
600
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
616
521.3
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
69.39
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.62
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.23
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.77
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.87
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.76
12.49
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
79.55
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
90.55
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
27.08
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
26.23
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
52.47
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-28.8
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.27
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.16
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
244
206.49
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
2.91
2.91
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
54.16
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.39
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
100
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.46
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100