Steve Foster vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Steve Foster
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Foster as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Foster posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.41 and WHIP 1.193 compared to 4 and 1.418 for Cal McLish. By the career numbers, Steve Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Foster and Cal McLish

Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.92
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.41
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
8.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.21
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.926
0.926
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
36.84
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.91
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.91
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.7
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
33.72
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Steve Foster and Cal McLish

Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.92
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.41
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Foster and Cal McLish

Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
5900
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
18.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
21.87
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100