Jason Garcia vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Jason Garcia
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Jason Garcia 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 4.25 and 1.449 for Jason Garcia. By the career numbers, Cal McLish had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Garcia and Cal McLish

Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
6.37
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
7.58
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.91
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
6.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.67
6.67
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
40.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.73
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.76
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
33.98
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.04
40.04
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Jason Garcia and Cal McLish

Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
6.37
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.91
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.87
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.52
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.21
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.191
0.191
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Garcia and Cal McLish

Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
12600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
205.73
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
47.87
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100