Hilly Flitcraft vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Hilly Flitcraft
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth 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 Hilly Flitcraft 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 8.1 and 2.400 for Hilly Flitcraft. By the career numbers, Cal McLish had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hilly Flitcraft and Cal McLish

Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
8.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Hilly Flitcraft
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Hilly Flitcraft
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
8.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Hilly Flitcraft
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Hilly Flitcraft
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
16.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
16.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Hilly Flitcraft
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Hilly Flitcraft
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Hilly Flitcraft
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Hilly Flitcraft
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
5.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Hilly Flitcraft
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Hilly Flitcraft
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Hilly Flitcraft
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.7
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Hilly Flitcraft
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Hilly Flitcraft
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
45.9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.39
Hilly Flitcraft
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
10.8
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
40.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
Hilly Flitcraft
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Hilly Flitcraft
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Hilly Flitcraft and Cal McLish

Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4049
27
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1349.2
9
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Hilly Flitcraft
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Hilly Flitcraft
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hilly Flitcraft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hilly Flitcraft and Cal McLish

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