Cal McLish vs. Scott Olsen — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Scott Olsen
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cal McLish and Scott Olsen 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 97 for Cal McLish and 99 for Scott Olsen, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 91 and 93 respectively. If forced to pick, Scott Olsen gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Cal McLish and Scott Olsen

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
1.97
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.62
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
1.17
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.46
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.61
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.02
43.02
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
4.85
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
778
9.68
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.34
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
3.62
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
6.57
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3179
39.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.39
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
5.55
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.44
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.22
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.73
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.479
1.479
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2822
35.13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Scott Olsen

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.62
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.17
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
1.23
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.19
95.19
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Scott Olsen

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
132
314.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
252
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
213
507.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
6.56
15.63
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
37
88.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
39
92.86
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
23
54.76
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
9.08
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
211.9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.83
2.83
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA