How Cal McLish's Earned Runs Compares to Similar Players

Cal McLish totaled 715 career Earned Runs, well above the starting pitcher average of 332.0 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Earned Runs season came in 1946, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 31.6 that year. The highest point came in 1959 at 95, well above the starting pitcher average of 52.4 that year. The Earned Runs trended upward through the final seasons. The Earned Runs total went from 73 in 1962 to 76 in 1963 and 2 in 1964, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Earned Runs profile — ranging from 0 to 95 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Cal McLish Lifetime Earned Runs

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Cal McLish Earned Runs Per Season

Cal McLish's Earned Runs 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 Earned Runs per season line chart

Cal McLish Earned Runs by Team

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

Cal McLish Cumulative Earned Runs — Career Progression

A running total of Cal McLish's career Earned Runs, 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 Earned Runs year-over-year waterfall chart

Cal McLish Earned Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Cal McLish's seasonal Earned Runs 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 Earned Runs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Cal McLish Earned Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Cal McLish's MLB career with Earned Runs 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 Earned Runs season-by-season breakdown table