Paul Giel vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Paul Giel
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Paul Giel 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 5.39 and 1.702 for Paul Giel. By the career numbers, Cal McLish had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Paul Giel and Cal McLish

Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.82
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.78
10.78
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
5.39
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
721
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
240.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
9.32
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.12
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
5.54
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
5.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.26
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1099
41.16
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.16
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
6.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.652
1.652
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
947
35.46
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.16
41.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Paul Giel and Cal McLish

Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.82
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
721
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
240.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.56
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.42
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.98
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.64
94.64
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.78
10.78
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Paul Giel and Cal McLish

Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
1000
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
63
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
523.81
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
38.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
5.36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
5
47.62
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
57.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.05
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
-2
-19.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
161.9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.71
3.71
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100