How Cal McLish's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Cal McLish totaled 1,685 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 1946, posting 1, well below the starting pitcher average of 79.2 that year. The highest point came in 1959 at 253, well above the starting pitcher average of 118.2 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 184 in 1962 to 184 in 1963 and 6 in 1964, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 1 to 253 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Cal McLish Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Cal McLish
| Cal McLish
Hits | Cal McLish
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 1685 | 9.43 |
| Season Avg. | 112.33 | 9.43 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 775.48 | 9.43 |
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Cal McLish Hits Per Season
Cal McLish's Hits 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 Hits by Team
Cal McLish's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Cal McLish Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Cal McLish's career Hits, 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 Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Cal McLish's seasonal Hits 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 Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Cal McLish's MLB career with Hits 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.
