Brent Gaff vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Brent Gaff
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Brent Gaff as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cal McLish posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.418 compared to 4.06 and 1.544 for Brent Gaff. By the career numbers, Cal McLish had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brent Gaff and Cal McLish

Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Brent Gaff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.62
8.62
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Brent Gaff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brent Gaff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Brent Gaff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
126.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Brent Gaff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
9.69
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Brent Gaff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Brent Gaff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Brent Gaff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Brent Gaff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3.35
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Brent Gaff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.85
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Brent Gaff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Brent Gaff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.847
0.847
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Brent Gaff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.57
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Brent Gaff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Brent Gaff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
39.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Brent Gaff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
4.99
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.64
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brent Gaff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.449
1.449
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
34.84
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Brent Gaff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Brent Gaff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.4
39.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Brent Gaff and Cal McLish

Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
126.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.87
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.35
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Brent Gaff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.35
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.84
86.84
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.569
0.569
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.62
8.62
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brent Gaff and Cal McLish

Brent Gaff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
1740
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 600 PA
17
510
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.1
-33.07
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
47.87
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Gaff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
180
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Brent Gaff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Brent Gaff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Brent Gaff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Brent Gaff
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100