George Gaw vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

George Gaw
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and George Gaw 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 4.85 and 1.462 for George Gaw. By the career numbers, Cal McLish had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Gaw and Cal McLish

George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
George Gaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
George Gaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.85
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
George Gaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
George Gaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
11.08
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.08
11.08
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
George Gaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
George Gaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
George Gaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
George Gaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
George Gaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
George Gaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
George Gaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
George Gaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
George Gaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
40.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
George Gaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
37.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
George Gaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
George Gaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.15
40.15
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for George Gaw and Cal McLish

George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4049
27
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1349.2
9
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
George Gaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
George Gaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Gaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Gaw and Cal McLish

George Gaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
George Gaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
900
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
George Gaw
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
George Gaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
George Gaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
George Gaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
George Gaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
George Gaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
George Gaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
George Gaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
George Gaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
George Gaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
George Gaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
George Gaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
George Gaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
George Gaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
George Gaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
George Gaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
George Gaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
George Gaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
George Gaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
George Gaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
George Gaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
George Gaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
George Gaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
George Gaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
50
George Gaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
George Gaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
78.72
George Gaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
43.44
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
George Gaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Gaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
George Gaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Gaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
George Gaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
George Gaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
George Gaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
George Gaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
George Gaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
George Gaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
George Gaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Gaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
George Gaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100