Steve Frey vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Steve Frey
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Frey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cal McLish led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 80), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 91 vs 89), and strikeout rate (K%+ 76 vs 75). Steve Frey held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 189 vs 81). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Cal McLish.

Pitching Stats for Steve Frey and Cal McLish

Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
9.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.53
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.44
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.83
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.76
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
8.79
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.89
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
4.56
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.68
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.65
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.27
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.33
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1335
39.52
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.43
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
4.41
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.59
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.53
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1132
33.51
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.52
39.52
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Steve Frey and Cal McLish

Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
9.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.47
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.78
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.72
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Frey and Cal McLish

Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
314
37680
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
3.21
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.12
-14.11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
47.87
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100