Bill Anderson vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Anderson 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 10.13 and 2.625 for Bill Anderson. By the career numbers, Cal McLish had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Cal McLish

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6.75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
10.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
16.88
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.88
16.88
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6.75
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
47.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6.75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
10.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.625
2.625
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
40.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.25
47.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Cal McLish

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

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Cal McLish

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100