Kris Foster vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Kris Foster
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Kris Foster as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kris Foster posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.700 compared to 4 and 1.418 for Cal McLish. By the career numbers, Kris Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kris Foster and Cal McLish

Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.7
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
8.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
42.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.39
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
35.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.3
42.3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Kris Foster and Cal McLish

Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
2.01
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
2.96
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
2.89
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kris Foster and Cal McLish

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