Scott Forster vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Scott Forster
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Forster 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 7.88 and 1.688 for Scott Forster. By the career numbers, Cal McLish had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Forster and Cal McLish

Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
11.81
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
7.88
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
7.88
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.41
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
7.03
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.03
7.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
6.47
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
43.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.81
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
8.72
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.84
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.656
1.656
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
34.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.31
43.31
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Scott Forster and Cal McLish

Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
11.81
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.84
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.41
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.191
0.191
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Forster and Cal McLish

Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
42
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
564
600
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100