Al Atkinson vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Al Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Atkinson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Atkinson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.259 compared to 4 and 1.418 for Cal McLish. By the career numbers, Al Atkinson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Atkinson and Cal McLish

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
1.97
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.97
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.32
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.96
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2745
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
943
9.28
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
4.28
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4001
39.35
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.39
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
6.45
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3754
36.92
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Al Atkinson and Cal McLish

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2832
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.52
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
1.66
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.41
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
2.59
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
2.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.991
1.991
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Atkinson and Cal McLish

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
110
155.66
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
424
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
387
547.64
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
90.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.42
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.83
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.13
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.42
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
14.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21.95
31.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
110.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
142.92
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
77.83
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
47
50
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
19.81
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
96.23
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
78.72
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.4
30.28
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
50.94
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
47.87
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.98
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.33
35.33
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100