Ed Foster vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Ed Foster
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Foster as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Foster posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.14 and WHIP 1.333 compared to 4 and 1.418 for Cal McLish. By the career numbers, Ed Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Foster and Cal McLish

Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.32
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
6.86
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.86
6.86
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
5.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.095
1.095
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
30
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Ed Foster and Cal McLish

Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Foster and Cal McLish

Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.54
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-25.37
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100