Bob File vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Bob File
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob File 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 4.2 and 1.464 for Bob File. By the career numbers, Cal McLish had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob File and Cal McLish

Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
4.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
8.89
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
3.48
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
4.45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
38.24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
4.37
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.62
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
33.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Bob File and Cal McLish

Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.54
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.34
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob File and Cal McLish

Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
53400
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100