Steve Fireovid vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Steve Fireovid
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Fireovid as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Fireovid posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.591 compared to 4 and 1.418 for Cal McLish. By the career numbers, Steve Fireovid had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Fireovid and Cal McLish

Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.89
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Steve Fireovid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Steve Fireovid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.13
16.13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Steve Fireovid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.39
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Steve Fireovid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Steve Fireovid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Steve Fireovid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
11.68
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.68
11.68
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Steve Fireovid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.38
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Steve Fireovid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Steve Fireovid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Steve Fireovid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.39
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Steve Fireovid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Steve Fireovid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
3.39
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Steve Fireovid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Steve Fireovid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Steve Fireovid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
38.68
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.26
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Steve Fireovid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.89
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Steve Fireovid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Fireovid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.38
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.563
1.563
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
35.92
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
Steve Fireovid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.68
38.68
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Steve Fireovid and Cal McLish

Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.89
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.88
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.87
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Steve Fireovid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.39
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.26
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.581
0.581
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.13
16.13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Fireovid and Cal McLish

Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
2657.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Steve Fireovid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.06
-5.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Fireovid
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Steve Fireovid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Steve Fireovid
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100