Darcy Fast vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Darcy Fast
Baby BoomersOregonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth 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 Darcy Fast 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 5.4 and 1.600 for Darcy Fast. By the career numbers, Cal McLish had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darcy Fast and Cal McLish

Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
5.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
41.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
5.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
34.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.4
41.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Darcy Fast and Cal McLish

Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.87
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darcy Fast and Cal McLish

Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
1600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100