Chummy Gray vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Chummy Gray
Pre-GenerationalMaineThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Chummy Gray as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chummy Gray posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.542 compared to 4 and 1.418 for Cal McLish. By the career numbers, Chummy Gray had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chummy Gray and Cal McLish

Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
1.97
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.89
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Chummy Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.38
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Chummy Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.76
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.32
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Chummy Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.44
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Chummy Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Chummy Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Chummy Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
10.83
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Chummy Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Chummy Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Chummy Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Chummy Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Chummy Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Chummy Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.467
0.467
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Chummy Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Chummy Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.51
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Chummy Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
39.99
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.39
Chummy Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.46
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Chummy Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.543
1.543
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
36.42
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Chummy Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.99
39.99
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Chummy Gray and Cal McLish

Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
2.01
Chummy Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.42
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
2.96
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.42
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
2.89
Chummy Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Chummy Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chummy Gray and Cal McLish

Chummy Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
9
186.21
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
3.82
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
82.76
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
-1
-20.75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
47.87
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chummy Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Chummy Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.67
9.67
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Chummy Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Chummy Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Chummy Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100