Bob Graves vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Bob Graves
UnknownIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Graves 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 13.5 and 2.357 for Bob Graves. By the career numbers, Cal McLish had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Graves and Cal McLish

Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
1.97
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Bob Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Bob Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
13.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Bob Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
13.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Bob Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Bob Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bob Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bob Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Bob Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Bob Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Bob Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Bob Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Bob Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
50.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Bob Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
15.43
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.357
2.357
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
38.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Bob Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.14
50.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Bob Graves and Cal McLish

Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Bob Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Bob Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Graves and Cal McLish

Bob Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bob Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Bob Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Bob Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Bob Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Bob Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Bob Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Bob Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Bob Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Bob Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Bob Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Bob Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Bob Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bob Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bob Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Bob Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Bob Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Bob Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Bob Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bob Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Bob Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Bob Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Bob Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Bob Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Bob Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Bob Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Bob Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Bob Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Bob Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Bob Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Bob Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Bob Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Bob Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bob Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Bob Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Bob Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Bob Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Bob Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Bob Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100