Jose Ferrer vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Jose Ferrer
Gen ZD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Ferrer 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 4.36 and 1.286 for Jose Ferrer. By the career numbers, Cal McLish had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Ferrer and Cal McLish

Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
8.98
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.51
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Jose Ferrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Jose Ferrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jose Ferrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.76
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Jose Ferrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
4.36
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jose Ferrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Jose Ferrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Jose Ferrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
9.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Jose Ferrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Jose Ferrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.63
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Jose Ferrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Jose Ferrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jose Ferrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.21
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Jose Ferrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Jose Ferrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
7.65
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Jose Ferrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.65
7.65
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Jose Ferrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.096
1.096
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Jose Ferrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.44
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Jose Ferrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.63
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Jose Ferrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
37.62
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Jose Ferrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.55
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Jose Ferrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Ferrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.39
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Ferrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
541
34.21
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Jose Ferrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Jose Ferrer and Cal McLish

Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
8.98
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.52
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Jose Ferrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.197
0.197
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Ferrer and Cal McLish

Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 600 PA
142
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
564
600
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Ferrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Jose Ferrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Jose Ferrer
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100