Wayne Granger vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Wayne Granger
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Wayne Granger as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Wayne Granger led in home run suppression (HR9+ 103 vs 81), walk avoidance (BB%+ 133 vs 116), and run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 97). Cal McLish held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 76 vs 76). Role difference aside, Wayne Granger holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Wayne Granger and Cal McLish

Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
6.36
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.49
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.49
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.52
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1916
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
638.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
8.91
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.66
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.83
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
4.27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.31
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2718
38.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
3.8
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
4.09
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.39
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.17
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.32
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2455
34.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.3
38.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Wayne Granger and Cal McLish

Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
6.36
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1918
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
639.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.98
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
2.93
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
2.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.83
91.83
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.423
0.423
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wayne Granger and Cal McLish

Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
3382.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
80
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
68
510
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
7
52.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.19
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.89
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
2.48
18.56
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
11
82.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
13
97.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
2.05
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
6
45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
240
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100