Cal McLish vs. Bryan Shaw — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bryan Shaw
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Bryan Shaw as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cal McLish led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 94), run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 91 vs 88). Bryan Shaw held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 97 vs 81). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Cal McLish.

Pitching Stats for Cal McLish and Bryan Shaw

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
9.37
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.51
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.31
48.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.22
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.96
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2293
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
764.1
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
8.51
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.97
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
3.52
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
8.02
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.48
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.38
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3270
38.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.03
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
4.44
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.02
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2904
34.19
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Bryan Shaw

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
9.37
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2293
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
764.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.66
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.92
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
1.58
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.41
92.41
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.168
0.168
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Bryan Shaw

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
564
600
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA