Pete Alexander vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Pete Alexander
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Pete Alexander posted a stronger line than Cal McLish. Pete Alexander posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.56 vs 4) and WHIP (1.121 vs 1.418). By the career numbers, Pete Alexander had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Pete Alexander and Cal McLish

Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
1.21
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
1.97
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
599
1.04
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.65
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.2
64.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.06
86.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
0.76
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.32
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1476
2.56
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15570
27
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5190
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4868
8.44
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.28
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
1.65
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2198
3.81
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.607
0.607
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.07
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20928
36.29
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.39
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1851
3.21
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19907
34.52
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.29
36.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Pete Alexander and Cal McLish

Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4049
27
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1349.2
9
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1633
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1608
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.47
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.307
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Alexander and Cal McLish

Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
703
213.35
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1977
600
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
564
600
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1810
549.32
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
114.72
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
89.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
18.21
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.95
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.13
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.34
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.19
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
25.49
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14.89
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.77
37.56
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
497
150.83
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
138.69
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
46.74
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
49.47
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
92.87
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
74
78.72
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129.91
39.43
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.61
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
23.37
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
276
83.76
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.16
7.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
26.71
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
0.91
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.52
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.43
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100