Terry Fox vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Terry Fox
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Terry Fox as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Terry Fox posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.99 and WHIP 1.325 compared to 4 and 1.418 for Cal McLish. By the career numbers, Terry Fox had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Terry Fox and Cal McLish

Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
5.62
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.66
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.43
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.34
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
2.99
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1191
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
8.59
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.77
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.81
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.52
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
4.19
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
0.778
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.27
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1664
37.72
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
3.29
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.38
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1528
34.64
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Terry Fox and Cal McLish

Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
5.62
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1192
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
397.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.61
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.95
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.72
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
2.56
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.17
94.17
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.456
0.456
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Terry Fox and Cal McLish

Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
253
1851.22
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
82
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
65
475.61
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
8
58.54
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
5
36.59
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.89
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
3.09
22.59
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
11
80.49
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
17
124.39
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
51.22
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
50
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.63
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
9
65.85
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
2.18
15.94
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
65.85
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
47.87
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
292.68
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
2.05
2.05
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
58.54
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100