Grier Friday vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Grier Friday
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Grier Friday and Cal McLish are fairly close on the surface numbers. Cal McLish posted stronger numbers in ERA (4 vs 6.9) and WHIP (1.418 vs 1.900). Grier Friday had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.6 per nine innings vs 0.92). By the career numbers, Cal McLish had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Grier Friday and Cal McLish

Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
6.9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.9
6.9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
10.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.033
1.033
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
42.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
8.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
35.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.3
42.3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Grier Friday and Cal McLish

Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4049
27
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1349.2
9
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.857
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grier Friday and Cal McLish

Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
420
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
37.95
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
50
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
49.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100