Zach McClellan vs. Roy Oswalt — Career Comparison

Zach McClellan
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Oswalt
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Roy Oswalt built a career as a starting pitcher and Zach McClellan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roy Oswalt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.226 compared to 5.79 and 1.929 for Zach McClellan. By the career numbers, Roy Oswalt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Zach McClellan and Roy Oswalt

Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
1.46
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.37
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.65
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.41
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.51
61.51
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.42
93.42
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.79
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.36
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6736
27
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245.1
9
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
12.86
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
8.81
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
0.79
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
2.08
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.14
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
8.36
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1852
7.42
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.42
7.42
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.056
1.056
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.12
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.32
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9301
37.28
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.79
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
897
3.6
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.42
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.23
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.93
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
0.81
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.786
1.786
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.211
1.211
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
36.64
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8539
34.23
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28

Fielding Stats for Zach McClellan and Roy Oswalt

Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366
1.47
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
1.37
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6742
27
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2247.1
9
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.68
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.24
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.95
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
1.92
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.16
98.16
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.44
93.44
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.12
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zach McClellan and Roy Oswalt

Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
7200
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
278.89
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
600
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
657
495.23
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
76.13
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
70.1
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.28
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.03
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.7
15.6
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
83.67
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
100.25
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
22.61
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
27.14
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
48.99
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.77
11.89
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.77
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
20.35
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
136.43
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.4
4.4
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
79.9
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.52
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA