Ham Iburg vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Ham Iburg
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Ham Iburg as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ham Iburg posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.89 and WHIP 1.475 compared to 4 and 1.418 for Cal McLish. By the career numbers, Ham Iburg had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ham Iburg and Cal McLish

Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
1.97
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.69
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.76
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.32
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.89
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
10.91
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.91
10.91
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.36
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.712
0.712
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1030
39.28
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.39
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
5.38
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.475
1.475
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
957
36.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.28
39.28
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Ham Iburg and Cal McLish

Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
2.01
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
2.56
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.37
94.37
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.233
2.233
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ham Iburg and Cal McLish

Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
31
206.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
580
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
15.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
15
100
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
33.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
9
60
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
2.39
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
253.33
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
2.37
2.37
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100