Kip Gross vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Kip Gross
Baby BoomersNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Kip Gross as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kip Gross posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.9 and WHIP 1.619 compared to 4 and 1.418 for Cal McLish. By the career numbers, Kip Gross had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kip Gross and Cal McLish

Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.73
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.49
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.44
16.44
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
10.24
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.24
10.24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.85
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
4.02
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
4.94
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
40.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.34
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.88
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.585
1.585
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
35.41
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.29
40.29
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Kip Gross and Cal McLish

Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.73
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.52
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.07
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.89
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.425
0.425
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.44
16.44
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kip Gross and Cal McLish

Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
1510.34
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
25
517.24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
11.88
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
82.76
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
82.76
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
78.72
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
6.84
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
4.83
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100