Matt Gage vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Matt Gage
MillenialNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Gage as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Gage posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.66 and WHIP 1.382 compared to 4 and 1.418 for Cal McLish. By the career numbers, Matt Gage had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Gage and Cal McLish

Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
8.7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.66
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.35
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
3.73
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.35
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.342
1.342
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
38.01
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.95
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.02
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.24
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.342
1.342
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
33.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.01
38.01
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Matt Gage and Cal McLish

Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
8.7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.07
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.89
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Gage and Cal McLish

Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
49
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
564
600
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100