Gus McGinnis vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows 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 Gus McGinnis 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 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Cal McLish had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Cal McLish

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
1.97
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Cal McLish

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
2.01
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.58
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Cal McLish

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
50
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
78.72
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
47.87
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100