Sonny Gray vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Sonny Gray
MillenialTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Sonny Gray a clear advantage over Cal McLish across the core pitching metrics. Sonny Gray led in home run suppression (HR9+ 121 vs 81), strikeout rate (K%+ 104 vs 76), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 91). Cal McLish held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 90). Sonny Gray was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Sonny Gray and Cal McLish

Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
1.59
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
1.97
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.55
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
1.17
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.59
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.48
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.07
55.07
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.35
97.35
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
763
3.58
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5754
27
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1918
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1675
7.86
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.86
7.86
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
2.91
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1925
9.03
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7952
37.31
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.39
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
3.92
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.22
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.65
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.197
1.197
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7204
33.8
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.31
37.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Sonny Gray and Cal McLish

Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
1.59
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.55
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.17
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5754
27
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1918
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
0.87
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.87
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
1.11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
2.05
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
1.98
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.8
96.8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.35
97.35
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sonny Gray and Cal McLish

Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
342
1738.98
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
118
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
99
503.39
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.428
0.428
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
14
71.19
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
66.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.08
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.13
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.08
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.49
12.65
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
16
81.36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
17
86.44
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
8
40.68
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
11
55.93
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
1.03
5.24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
177.97
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.37
3.37
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
81.36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.08
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100