Ace Adams vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Ace Adams
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Ace Adams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ace Adams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.47 and WHIP 1.384 compared to 4 and 1.418 for Cal McLish. By the career numbers, Ace Adams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ace Adams and Cal McLish

Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
4.92
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.54
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.41
55.41
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.8
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
3.47
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1658
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
552.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
8.81
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.42
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
3.65
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
2.78
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.715
0.715
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2379
38.74
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
3.55
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
4.02
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2147
34.96
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Ace Adams and Cal McLish

Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4049
27
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1349.2
9
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ace Adams and Cal McLish

Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
302
1603.54
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
113
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
525.66
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
8.99
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
18
95.58
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
9
47.79
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
58.41
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-1.52
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.07
8.07
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.51
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100