Mike Fornieles vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Mike Fornieles
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Fornieles as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Fornieles posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.399 compared to 4 and 1.418 for Cal McLish. By the career numbers, Mike Fornieles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Fornieles and Cal McLish

Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.36
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.59
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.49
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.61
49.61
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.59
17.59
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.16
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.43
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
3.96
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3470
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1156.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1165
9.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.06
9.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.76
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
3.28
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
576
4.48
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.862
0.862
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.26
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4983
38.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.52
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
4.41
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4530
35.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.77
38.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Mike Fornieles and Cal McLish

Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.98
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.53
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2931
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
977
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.68
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
1.93
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
2.75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
2.61
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.97
94.97
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.655
0.655
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.43
13.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Fornieles and Cal McLish

Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
440
795.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
332
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
308
556.63
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
93.98
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
77.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.65
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.81
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.81
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.89
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
10.72
19.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
115.66
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
55
99.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
45.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
16
28.92
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
40
72.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
6.56
11.86
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.42
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
113.86
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.27
5.27
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
37.95
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.04
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.51
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.81
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.81
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100