How Cal McLish's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

Cal McLish totaled 6,938 career Batters Faced, well above the starting pitcher average of 3,279.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Batters Faced season came in 1959, posting 1,021, well above the starting pitcher average of 518.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1946 at 2, well below the starting pitcher average of 347.4 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 682 in 1962 to 847 in 1963 and 24 in 1964, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 2 to 1,021 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Cal McLish Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats

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Cal McLish Batters Faced Per Season

Cal McLish's Batters Faced for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Cal McLish Batters Faced per season line chart

Cal McLish Batters Faced by Team

Cal McLish's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Cal McLish career Batters Faced by team bar chart

Cal McLish Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of Cal McLish's career Batters Faced, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Cal McLish Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

Cal McLish Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Cal McLish's seasonal Batters Faced alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Cal McLish Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

Cal McLish Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Cal McLish's MLB career with Batters Faced alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Cal McLish Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table