Fred Gladding vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Fred Gladding
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Gladding as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Gladding led in home run suppression (HR9+ 140 vs 81), strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 76), and run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 97). Cal McLish held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 102). Role difference aside, Fred Gladding holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Fred Gladding and Cal McLish

Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
6.74
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.72
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.51
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.54
58.54
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.63
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1803
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
8.48
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.57
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
3.34
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
5.9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.52
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2552
38.22
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
4.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
3.55
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2277
34.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Fred Gladding and Cal McLish

Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
6.74
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1802
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
600.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.49
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.93
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.02
93.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Gladding and Cal McLish

Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
450
3970.59
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
68
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
555.88
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.82
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.82
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.82
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.82
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.82
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.47
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.24
-55.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
352.94
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
1.7
1.7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.13
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
8.82
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.51
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100