Phil Gallivan vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Phil Gallivan
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Phil Gallivan 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 5.95 and 1.837 for Phil Gallivan. By the career numbers, Cal McLish had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Gallivan and Cal McLish

Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.56
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.56
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.25
31.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.37
20.37
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
5.95
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
175.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
11.65
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.65
11.65
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.03
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
4.88
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
3.49
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
43.48
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.28
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
7.19
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.837
1.837
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
38.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.48
43.48
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Phil Gallivan and Cal McLish

Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4049
27
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1349.2
9
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.35
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Gallivan and Cal McLish

Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
546.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
128.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.89
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.96
42.46
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
160.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
150
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
50
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.36
46.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.6
5.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100