Blaise Ilsley vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Blaise Ilsley
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Blaise Ilsley 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 7.8 and 2.400 for Blaise Ilsley. By the career numbers, Cal McLish had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Blaise Ilsley and Cal McLish

Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Blaise Ilsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Blaise Ilsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.8
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.8
7.8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Blaise Ilsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
15
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Blaise Ilsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Blaise Ilsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Blaise Ilsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Blaise Ilsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Blaise Ilsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Blaise Ilsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Blaise Ilsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Blaise Ilsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Blaise Ilsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
44.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Blaise Ilsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.8
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.8
7.8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaise Ilsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.267
2.267
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
39
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
Blaise Ilsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Blaise Ilsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.4
44.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Blaise Ilsley and Cal McLish

Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.87
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Blaise Ilsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
2.96
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
2.89
Blaise Ilsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Blaise Ilsley and Cal McLish

Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
6000
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaise Ilsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Blaise Ilsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Blaise Ilsley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100