Casey Fossum vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Casey Fossum
Gen XNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Casey Fossum and Cal McLish are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 94 for Casey Fossum and 97 for Cal McLish, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 96 and 91 respectively. If forced to pick, Casey Fossum gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Casey Fossum and Cal McLish

Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.37
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
1.17
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.61
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.01
43.01
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.63
50.63
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
5.45
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2358
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
786
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
873
10
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
1.31
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
3.65
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
6.95
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.95
6.95
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.178
1.178
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.32
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.72
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3537
40.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
535
6.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.21
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.74
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3110
35.61
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Casey Fossum and Cal McLish

Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.37
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.17
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2358
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
786
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.44
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.48
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.47
98.47
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.544
0.544
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Casey Fossum and Cal McLish

Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
240
2823.53
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
541.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
3.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
58.82
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.94
-22.87
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
188.24
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.19
3.19
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.51
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100