Fred Goldsmith vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Fred Goldsmith
Pre-GenerationalConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Goldsmith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Goldsmith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.73 and WHIP 1.153 compared to 4 and 1.418 for Cal McLish. By the career numbers, Fred Goldsmith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Goldsmith and Cal McLish

Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
1.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
1.97
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
1.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.63
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.38
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.22
62.22
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.88
97.88
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.97
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.32
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
2.73
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4829
27
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609.2
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.42
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.42
9.42
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.96
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
2.42
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.32
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6765
37.82
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.39
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
884
4.94
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.153
1.153
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6593
36.86
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.82
37.82
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Fred Goldsmith and Cal McLish

Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
1.07
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5856
27
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1952
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.89
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.87
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
1.68
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.39
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
2.97
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
2.96
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
2.58
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.8
86.8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Goldsmith and Cal McLish

Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
219
149.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
881
600
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
564
600
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
855
582.29
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
131.44
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
100.11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
22.47
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.81
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.13
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.04
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.33
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14.89
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.62
43.33
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
173.67
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
149.15
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
87.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
47
50
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
51.08
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
136.21
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
74
78.72
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.32
46.53
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
26
17.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
85.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
7.05
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100