Alvin Gipson vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Alvin Gipson
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Alvin Gipson and Cal McLish are fairly close on the surface numbers. Alvin Gipson carried a career ERA of 4.53 against Cal McLish's 4. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Alvin Gipson and Cal McLish — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alvin Gipson and Cal McLish

Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.82
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
1.97
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
1.17
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.93
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.59
20.59
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.92
67.92
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.55
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.32
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
4.53
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
787
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
262.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275
9.43
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.88
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
5.73
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1158
39.73
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.48
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
5.32
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.72
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.58
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.369
1.369
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1045
35.85
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.73
39.73
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Alvin Gipson and Cal McLish

Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.82
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.21
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.17
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
802
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
267.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.78
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.05
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
2.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.36
98.36
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
1.111
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alvin Gipson and Cal McLish

Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
58
292.44
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
119
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
574.79
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
110.92
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
105.88
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.23
21.32
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
115.97
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
110.92
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.08
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
25.21
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
35.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.31
21.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
25.21
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.04
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.04
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100