Connie Grob vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Connie Grob
Silent GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Connie Grob 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 7.83 and 1.866 for Connie Grob. By the career numbers, Cal McLish had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Connie Grob and Cal McLish

Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
4.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Connie Grob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.57
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Connie Grob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
7.83
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.57
7.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Connie Grob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
13.73
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.73
13.73
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Connie Grob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.59
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Connie Grob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Connie Grob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.95
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Connie Grob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Connie Grob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
3.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.668
0.668
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Connie Grob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Connie Grob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Connie Grob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
43.11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Connie Grob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
8.96
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.96
8.96
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.853
1.853
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
40.05
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
Connie Grob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Connie Grob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.11
43.11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Connie Grob and Cal McLish

Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
4.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
2.01
Connie Grob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.95
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.72
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Grob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Connie Grob and Cal McLish

Connie Grob
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Connie Grob
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
1110
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Connie Grob
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Connie Grob
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
540
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Connie Grob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Connie Grob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.775
0.775
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Connie Grob
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
180
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Connie Grob
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Connie Grob
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Connie Grob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Connie Grob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Connie Grob
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.89
Connie Grob
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Connie Grob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Connie Grob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Connie Grob
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.2
65.86
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Connie Grob
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
210
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Connie Grob
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
210
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
Connie Grob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Connie Grob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Connie Grob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Connie Grob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Connie Grob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Connie Grob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Connie Grob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Connie Grob
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
50
Connie Grob
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Connie Grob
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
240
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
78.72
Connie Grob
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.59
77.78
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Connie Grob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Grob
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Connie Grob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Grob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Connie Grob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Connie Grob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Connie Grob
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Connie Grob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Connie Grob
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
30
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.51
Connie Grob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Connie Grob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Grob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Connie Grob
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100