Chris Hook vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Chris Hook
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Hook 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 5.89 and 1.812 for Chris Hook. By the career numbers, Cal McLish had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Hook and Cal McLish

Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
9.73
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.37
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
42.49
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
6.3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.736
1.736
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
34.68
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.49
42.49
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Chris Hook and Cal McLish

Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.87
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Hook and Cal McLish

Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
6600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
78.72
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
19.17
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100