Ron Mahay vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Mahay as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cal McLish led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 93), home run suppression (HR9+ 81 vs 73), and run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 91). Ron Mahay held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 76). Role difference aside, Cal McLish holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ron Mahay and Cal McLish

Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Ron Mahay and Cal McLish

Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Mahay and Cal McLish

Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.19
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.89
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
50
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
78.72
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100