Don August vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Don August
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Don August and Cal McLish are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 93 for Don August and 97 for Cal McLish, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 89 and 91 respectively. If forced to pick, Cal McLish gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Don August and Cal McLish

Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
1.97
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
1.17
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.61
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.13
53.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.55
79.55
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
4.64
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
1320
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
10.04
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.96
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
3.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
3.7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.771
0.771
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1926
39.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.39
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
5.01
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.98
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.475
1.475
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
1733
35.45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.4
39.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Don August and Cal McLish

Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.17
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
1320
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.96
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.87
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.47
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
2.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
2.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.55
79.55
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don August and Cal McLish

Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
88
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
564
600
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Don August
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100