Jim Gott vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Jim Gott
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Gott as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Gott led in home run suppression (HR9+ 109 vs 81), strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 76), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 91). Cal McLish held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 93). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jim Gott.

Pitching Stats for Jim Gott and Cal McLish

Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
4.45
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.59
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.08
43.08
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.33
17.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.73
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
3.87
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3360
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1120
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
8.69
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.68
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
3.74
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.51
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
837
6.73
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.42
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4828
38.8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
2.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
4.39
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.46
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.67
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.381
1.381
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4252
34.17
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.8
38.8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Jim Gott and Cal McLish

Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
4.45
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3360
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1120
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.63
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.17
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.86
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
1.8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.97
96.97
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.33
17.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Gott and Cal McLish

Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554
4155
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
80
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
547.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
97.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
7
52.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.19
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.89
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.62
49.62
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
202.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
15
112.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
60
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
50
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
9
67.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.81
36.05
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
307.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
1.95
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100