Fred Anderson vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Fred Anderson
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Fred Anderson posted a stronger line than Cal McLish. Fred Anderson posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.86 vs 4) and WHIP (1.175 vs 1.418). By the career numbers, Fred Anderson 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 Fred Anderson and Cal McLish

Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.62
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
1.97
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.52
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.18
48.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.04
64.04
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.57
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.32
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.86
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2959
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
986.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.32
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
2.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
4.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3978
36.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
3.79
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3716
33.91
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.3
36.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Fred Anderson and Cal McLish

Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
200.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
25.88
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.87
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
300.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
2.01
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
336.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
2.96
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
326.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
2.89
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.99
96.99
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Anderson and Cal McLish

Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
180
321.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
336
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
312
557.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
41
73.21
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
34
60.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.79
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.05
14.37
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
87.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
52
92.86
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
30.36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
21.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
29
51.79
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.14
2.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
17.86
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
175
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.43
3.43
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
23.21
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100