Harry Imlay vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Harry Imlay
Lost GenerationNew JerseyThrows 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 Harry Imlay 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 7.24 and 1.902 for Harry Imlay. By the career numbers, Cal McLish had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Imlay and Cal McLish

Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.93
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
7.24
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
12.51
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.51
12.51
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.61
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.61
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.024
1.024
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
41.49
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.63
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
8.56
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.902
1.902
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36.88
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.49
41.49
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Harry Imlay and Cal McLish

Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4049
27
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1349.2
9
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Imlay and Cal McLish

Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
1800
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100