Clark Griffith vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Clark Griffith
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Clark Griffith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clark Griffith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.31 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 4 and 1.418 for Cal McLish. By the career numbers, Clark Griffith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clark Griffith and Cal McLish

Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
1.97
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
0.99
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
0.63
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.39
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.88
61.88
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.12
82.12
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
0.9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.32
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
3.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10157
27
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3385.2
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3670
9.76
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
955
2.54
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.511
0.511
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
0.45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14335
38.11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.21
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.39
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1852
4.92
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13390
35.59
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Clark Griffith and Cal McLish

Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478
1.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.05
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10527
27
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3509
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
0.52
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
2.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
2.01
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1158
2.97
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
2.96
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1080
2.77
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.26
93.26
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.259
2.259
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clark Griffith and Cal McLish

Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
485
184.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1580
600
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
564
600
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1380
524.05
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
121.9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
93.8
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
18.61
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
6.46
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.13
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
3.04
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
28.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14.89
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155.23
58.95
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
428
162.53
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
494
187.59
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.628
0.628
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
76.71
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
47
50
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
63.04
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
136.71
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
74
78.72
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169.65
64.42
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.66
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
63.04
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
45
47.87
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
47.85
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.54
12.54
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.32
1.32
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
10.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
8.35
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
8.73
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
95.65
95.65
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100