Bob Forsch vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Bob Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherSilver Slugger
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Cal McLish a clear advantage over Bob Forsch across the core pitching metrics. Cal McLish led in strikeout rate (K%+ 76 vs 59), run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 83), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 103). Bob Forsch held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 86 vs 81). Cal McLish was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bob Forsch and Cal McLish

Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
1.97
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.36
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
1.17
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.54
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.44
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.26
55.26
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.74
84.74
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.22
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1169
3.76
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8384
27
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2794.2
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2777
8.94
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
0.7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
2.68
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1133
3.65
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11715
37.73
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.39
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
4.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.34
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
0.87
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10631
34.24
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Bob Forsch and Cal McLish

Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.36
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.17
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8384
27
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2794.2
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
0.75
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
2.12
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
639
2.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.26
97.26
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.74
84.74
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Forsch and Cal McLish

Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
509
293.37
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1041
600
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
564
600
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
893
514.7
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
109.51
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
72.05
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
25.94
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.61
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.13
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.92
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.19
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.46
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14.89
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.02
39.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
165.42
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
125.65
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
44.38
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.41
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
85.88
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
74
78.72
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.34
38.81
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
27
15.56
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
249
143.52
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.18
4.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
66.28
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.88
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.13
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.07
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.73
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.31
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
75
75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100