How Cal McLish's WHIP Compares to Similar Players
Cal McLish posted a career WHIP of 1.39, near the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 1963, posting 1.15, near the starting pitcher average of 1.25 that year. The highest point came in 1947 at 2.0, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.41 that year. The WHIP trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.48 in 1962 to 1.15 in 1963 and 1.31 in 1964. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 15 seasons.
Cal McLish Lifetime WHIP
Stats similar to WHIP for Cal McLish
| Cal McLish
WHIP |
|---|
| Career | 1.39 |
| Season Avg. | 1.39 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1.39 |
| More Info | See More |
Cal McLish WHIP Per Season
Cal McLish's WHIP 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 WHIP by Team
Cal McLish's career WHIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Cal McLish WHIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Cal McLish's career WHIP shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Cal McLish WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Cal McLish's seasonal WHIP 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 WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Cal McLish's MLB career with WHIP 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.
