Scott Arnold vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Scott Arnold
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Arnold 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 5.4 and 2.100 for Scott Arnold. By the career numbers, Cal McLish had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Arnold and Cal McLish

Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
12.15
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
10.8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.8
10.8
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
43.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
37.8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Scott Arnold and Cal McLish

Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Arnold and Cal McLish

Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
564
600
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100