Steve Farr vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Steve Farr
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Farr as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Farr led in strikeout rate (K%+ 122 vs 76), home run suppression (HR9+ 94 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 91). Cal McLish held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 98). Role difference aside, Steve Farr holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Steve Farr and Cal McLish

Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.56
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.52
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.49
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.44
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
3.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2473
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
824.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
8.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.76
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
3.65
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
7.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.29
7.29
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.35
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3487
38.07
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.42
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.56
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.81
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3074
33.56
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Steve Farr and Cal McLish

Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.56
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2473
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
824.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.81
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
1.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.58
94.58
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Farr and Cal McLish

Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
509
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
564
600
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100