Hersh Freeman vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Hersh Freeman
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows 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 Hersh Freeman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hersh Freeman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.443 compared to 4 and 1.418 for Cal McLish. By the career numbers, Hersh Freeman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hersh Freeman and Cal McLish

Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.22
65.22
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.93
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.74
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1077
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
9.7
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.63
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.73
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.55
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
3.96
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.744
0.744
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1539
38.58
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.78
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.41
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.382
1.382
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1423
35.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.58
38.58
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Hersh Freeman and Cal McLish

Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
6.01
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.56
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.85
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
2.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
2.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.21
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hersh Freeman and Cal McLish

Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
205
1808.82
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
68
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
555.88
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
79.41
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
44.12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.47
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.19
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.89
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
26.34
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
132.35
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
123.53
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
70.59
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.07
9.42
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
44.12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
105.88
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
35.29
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.51
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100