Jack Aker vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Aker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cal McLish led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 100), run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 89), and home run suppression (HR9+ 81 vs 76). Jack Aker held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 86 vs 76). Role difference aside, Cal McLish holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jack Aker and Cal McLish

Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
3.31
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Cal McLish

Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.78
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
2.01
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
2.01
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
2.89
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
2.8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Cal McLish

Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
530.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100