Ed Farmer vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Ed Farmer
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Farmer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cal McLish led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 85), run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 74), and home run suppression (HR9+ 81 vs 74). Ed Farmer held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 76). Role difference aside, Cal McLish holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ed Farmer and Cal McLish

Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
5.34
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.62
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
41.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.08
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
4.3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
8.81
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.75
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
4.98
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.72
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
5.7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.186
1.186
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2789
40.23
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.97
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
4.95
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.56
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2373
34.23
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.23
40.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Ed Farmer and Cal McLish

Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
5.34
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.49
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
1.83
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
1.79
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Farmer and Cal McLish

Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
4188.68
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
532.08
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
4.41
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.73
-19.58
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
249.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100