Dan Abbott vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Dan Abbott
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToledo MaumeesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Abbott as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cal McLish posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.418 compared to 6.23 and 2.077 for Dan Abbott. By the career numbers, Cal McLish had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Abbott and Cal McLish

Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.32
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
13.15
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.15
13.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.54
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.08
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
46.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
9.69
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.077
2.077
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
40.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.38
46.38
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Dan Abbott and Cal McLish

Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.08
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.87
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
2.01
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.85
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
2.96
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.85
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
2.89
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Abbott and Cal McLish

Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.13
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.89
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
38.75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.572
0.572
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
78.72
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
53.62
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100