Rube Foster vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Rube Foster posted a stronger line than Cal McLish. Rube Foster posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.36 vs 4) and WHIP (1.224 vs 1.418). By the career numbers, Rube Foster had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Rube Foster and Cal McLish

Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
1.97
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.32
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
3.26
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.39
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Rube Foster and Cal McLish

Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4049
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1349.2
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Foster and Cal McLish

Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
150
295.08
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
305
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270
531.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
114.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
86.56
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.97
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14.89
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
37
72.79
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
16
31.48
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
116.07
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100