Dana Allison vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Dana Allison
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Dana Allison 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 7.36 and 2.000 for Dana Allison. By the career numbers, Cal McLish had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dana Allison and Cal McLish

Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
7.36
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
13.09
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.09
13.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.09
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.818
0.818
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
40.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
7.36
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.909
1.909
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
34.36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.421
0.421
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.09
40.09
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Dana Allison and Cal McLish

Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dana Allison and Cal McLish

Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
564
600
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100