Jose Fernandez vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Jose Fernandez
MillenialCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanMiami MarlinsNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Jose Fernandez a clear advantage over Cal McLish across the core pitching metrics. Jose Fernandez led in home run suppression (HR9+ 174 vs 81), strikeout rate (K%+ 156 vs 76), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 163 vs 91). Cal McLish held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 96). Jose Fernandez was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jose Fernandez and Cal McLish

Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
1.97
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
1.17
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.73
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.32
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.09
69.09
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
2.58
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1414
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
471.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
6.82
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.59
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.67
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
11.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.25
11.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.31
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1888
36.05
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.39
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.86
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.59
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.055
1.055
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1712
32.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.05
36.05
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Jose Fernandez and Cal McLish

Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.17
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1414
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
471.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.65
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.39
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.34
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.89
95.89
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.921
0.921
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Fernandez and Cal McLish

Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
77
290.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
159
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
136
513.21
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
109.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.13
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.19
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.89
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.69
32.8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
154.72
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
30
113.21
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
41.51
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
52.83
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
86.79
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
78.72
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.56
32.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.7
3.7
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.13
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
11.32
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.51
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100