Billy Gumbert vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Billy Gumbert
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows 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 Billy Gumbert 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 4.06 and 1.563 for Billy Gumbert. By the career numbers, Cal McLish had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Billy Gumbert and Cal McLish

Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.28
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
1.97
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.05
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Billy Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Billy Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.35
82.35
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.32
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Billy Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
4.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Billy Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Billy Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.63
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Billy Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Billy Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Billy Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Billy Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
4.44
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Billy Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.58
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.669
0.669
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Billy Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Billy Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.68
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Billy Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
41.52
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.39
Billy Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
6.92
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.563
1.563
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
36.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Billy Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Billy Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.52
41.52
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Billy Gumbert and Cal McLish

Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.87
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Billy Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.68
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.41
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
2.96
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.73
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Billy Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.105
2.105
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Billy Gumbert and Cal McLish

Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
18
180
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
60
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
560
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Billy Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Billy Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
120
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
6
60
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
40
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.13
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.19
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
60
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.89
Billy Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Billy Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Billy Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.37
63.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
210
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
160
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
Billy Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Billy Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Billy Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.642
0.642
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Billy Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Billy Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Billy Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
100
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
50
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
100
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
190
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
78.72
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.23
62.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Billy Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
90
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Billy Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.67
6.67
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Billy Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Billy Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Billy Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100