Kyle Farnsworth vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Kyle Farnsworth
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Kyle Farnsworth 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 home run suppression (HR9+ 81 vs 57), run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 80), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 101). Kyle Farnsworth held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 76). Role difference aside, Cal McLish holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Cal McLish

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.52
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
4.26
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
8.59
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
1.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
412
3.75
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
8.77
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4281
38.97
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
2.67
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509
4.63
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.41
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3771
34.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.97
38.97
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Cal McLish

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.55
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.95
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
1.63
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
1.49
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.62
91.62
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.184
0.184
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Cal McLish

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
8118.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
66
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
54
490.91
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
6.19
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
6
54.55
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-13.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
163.64
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.13
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100