Jim Gardner vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Jim Gardner
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Gardner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Gardner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.85 and WHIP 1.413 compared to 4 and 1.418 for Cal McLish. By the career numbers, Jim Gardner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Gardner and Cal McLish

Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
1.97
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.53
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.47
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.19
53.19
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.05
83.05
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.79
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.32
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.85
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1270
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
423.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
9.95
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.76
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.44
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.579
0.579
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.49
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1837
39.05
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.39
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
5.74
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.413
1.413
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1684
35.8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.05
39.05
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Jim Gardner and Cal McLish

Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.23
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1782
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.55
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
2.59
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
2.32
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.889
1.889
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Gardner and Cal McLish

Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
82
189.96
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
259
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
224
518.92
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
92.66
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
76.45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.58
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.32
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.13
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.32
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.22
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.89
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17.26
39.98
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
115.83
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
164.48
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
67.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
50
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
37.07
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
101.93
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
78.72
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.05
41.82
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.95
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
64.86
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
47.87
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
92.66
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.48
6.48
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.58
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.58
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100