George Grant vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

George Grant
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and George Grant as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cal McLish posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.418 compared to 5.65 and 1.848 for George Grant. By the career numbers, Cal McLish had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Grant and Cal McLish

George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.95
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.18
20.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
5.65
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
347.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
11.92
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.92
11.92
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.41
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
4.72
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
2.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
42.78
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
6.66
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.848
1.848
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1465
37.96
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.78
42.78
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for George Grant and Cal McLish

George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4049
27
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1349.2
9
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.31
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.018
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Grant and Cal McLish

George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
633.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
109
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
572.48
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
14
77.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
66.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.01
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
12.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
16
88.07
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
15
82.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
5
27.52
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
9
49.54
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.51
-2.8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
209.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
2.87
2.87
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100