Matt Ford vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Matt Ford
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Ford 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 4.33 and 1.534 for Matt Ford. By the career numbers, Cal McLish had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Ford and Cal McLish

Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.62
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.33
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
9.48
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.03
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.33
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.076
1.076
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
40.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.47
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.74
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
35.86
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.6
40.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Matt Ford and Cal McLish

Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.65
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.44
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Ford and Cal McLish

Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
1875
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
525
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.89
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
44.49
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
31.08
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
47.87
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100