Frank Fanovich vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Frank Fanovich
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank Fanovich 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 5.49 and 1.629 for Frank Fanovich. By the career numbers, Cal McLish had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Fanovich and Cal McLish

Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
4.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.34
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Frank Fanovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Frank Fanovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
5.49
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Frank Fanovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Frank Fanovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
9.09
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Frank Fanovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Frank Fanovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Frank Fanovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Frank Fanovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Frank Fanovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
5.57
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Frank Fanovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
5.49
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Frank Fanovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Frank Fanovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Frank Fanovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Frank Fanovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Frank Fanovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
41.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.89
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Frank Fanovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
6.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.629
1.629
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
35.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Frank Fanovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Frank Fanovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.57
41.57
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Frank Fanovich and Cal McLish

Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4049
27
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1349.2
9
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Frank Fanovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Fanovich and Cal McLish

Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
2062.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
6.65
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-7.75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Fanovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Frank Fanovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Frank Fanovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.51
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100