Bill Gilbert vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Bill Gilbert
Pre-GenerationalMarylandNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Gilbert 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 5.79 and 2.214 for Bill Gilbert. By the career numbers, Cal McLish had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Gilbert and Cal McLish

Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
1.97
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.32
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.79
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.97
6.97
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
10.93
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.93
10.93
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.571
1.571
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
46.93
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9.64
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.214
2.214
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.93
46.93
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Bill Gilbert and Cal McLish

Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Gilbert and Cal McLish

Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.89
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
90.41
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
78.72
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
92.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100