Jeff Francis vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Jeff Francis
MillenialCANThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Jeff Francis a clear advantage over Cal McLish across the core pitching metrics. Jeff Francis led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 116), home run suppression (HR9+ 91 vs 81), and strikeout rate (K%+ 82 vs 76). Cal McLish held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 80). Jeff Francis was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jeff Francis and Cal McLish

Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
1.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
1.97
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.51
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
1.17
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.57
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.75
46.75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.43
85.43
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
4.97
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
10.3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.12
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
2.68
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
869
6.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5645
39.35
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.39
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
5.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.39
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.32
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.81
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.442
1.442
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5109
35.62
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Jeff Francis and Cal McLish

Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
1.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.51
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.17
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
1.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
1.78
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
1.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.61
99.61
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.43
85.43
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jeff Francis and Cal McLish

Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
256
397.93
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
386
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
303
470.98
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
35
54.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
28
43.52
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.88
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.88
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
7.52
11.68
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
42
65.28
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
61
94.82
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
27.98
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
16
24.87
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
34
52.85
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
2.9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
25
38.86
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
158.55
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.78
3.78
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
82.38
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.22
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.13
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9.33
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.51
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100