Joe Gingras vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Joe Gingras
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City PackersFederal LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Gingras 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 6.75 and 1.750 for Joe Gingras. By the career numbers, Cal McLish had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Gingras and Cal McLish

Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Joe Gingras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Joe Gingras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
6.75
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Gingras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Joe Gingras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Joe Gingras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Joe Gingras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Joe Gingras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Joe Gingras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Joe Gingras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Joe Gingras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Joe Gingras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Joe Gingras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Joe Gingras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Joe Gingras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Joe Gingras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Joe Gingras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Joe Gingras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
6.75
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Joe Gingras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Joe Gingras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Joe Gingras and Cal McLish

Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4049
27
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1349.2
9
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Joe Gingras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Joe Gingras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Gingras and Cal McLish

Joe Gingras
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gingras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Joe Gingras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Joe Gingras
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100