Dave Geisel vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Dave Geisel
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Geisel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Geisel led in home run suppression (HR9+ 160 vs 81), strikeout rate (K%+ 127 vs 76), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 121 vs 91). Cal McLish held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 88). Role difference aside, Dave Geisel holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dave Geisel and Cal McLish

Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
5.65
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.35
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
4.01
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
626
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
208.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
9.01
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.01
9.01
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.65
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.82
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
6.21
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.21
6.21
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
39.59
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.85
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
4.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.43
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.467
1.467
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
808
34.85
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.59
39.59
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Dave Geisel and Cal McLish

Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
5.65
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
626
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
208.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.65
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.95
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.95
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.168
0.168
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Geisel and Cal McLish

Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
9825
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
525
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.16
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-33.11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
47.87
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
375
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
1.6
1.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100