Paul Fletcher vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Paul Fletcher
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Paul Fletcher 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 6.6 and 2.200 for Paul Fletcher. By the career numbers, Cal McLish had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Paul Fletcher and Cal McLish

Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Paul Fletcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Paul Fletcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Paul Fletcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Paul Fletcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
12.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Paul Fletcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Paul Fletcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Paul Fletcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Paul Fletcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Paul Fletcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Paul Fletcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Paul Fletcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.8
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Paul Fletcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Paul Fletcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Paul Fletcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Paul Fletcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.067
2.067
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
37.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
Paul Fletcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Paul Fletcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Paul Fletcher and Cal McLish

Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Paul Fletcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.083
0.083
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Paul Fletcher and Cal McLish

Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
564
600
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Fletcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Paul Fletcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Paul Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100