Tim Fortugno vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Tim Fortugno
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Tim Fortugno as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cal McLish led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 91), run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 78), and home run suppression (HR9+ 81 vs 68). Tim Fortugno held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 104 vs 76). Role difference aside, Cal McLish holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tim Fortugno and Cal McLish

Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
6.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.41
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.58
6.58
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
5.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
110.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
8.08
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
4.24
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
6.85
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
472
38.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
5.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.41
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.369
1.369
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
33.36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Tim Fortugno and Cal McLish

Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
6.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.41
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
110.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.39
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.79
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.63
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.58
6.58
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Fortugno and Cal McLish

Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
15200
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Tim Fortugno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Tim Fortugno
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100