Dale Alderson vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Dale Alderson
Greatest GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Dale Alderson 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 6.56 and 1.794 for Dale Alderson. By the career numbers, Cal McLish had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dale Alderson and Cal McLish

Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.76
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.56
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
13.12
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.12
13.12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.01
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.03
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.78
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.645
0.645
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
42.39
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
7.57
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.57
7.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.794
1.794
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
39.36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.39
42.39
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Dale Alderson and Cal McLish

Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4049
27
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1349.2
9
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.813
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dale Alderson and Cal McLish

Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
1371.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.72
-61.83
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100