Cal McLish vs. Rudy Minarcin — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Rudy Minarcin
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Rudy Minarcin 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 4.66 and 1.582 for Rudy Minarcin. By the career numbers, Cal McLish had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cal McLish and Rudy Minarcin

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.48
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.57
18.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
4.66
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
8.95
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
4.71
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.58
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
3.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
40.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.48
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
5.66
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.518
1.518
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
35.05
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.02
40.02

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Rudy Minarcin

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.53
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
2.01
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.01
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
2.59
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.54
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.96
97.96
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.686
0.686
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.57
18.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Rudy Minarcin

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
1105.26
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
32
505.26
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
31.81
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
94.74
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
173.68
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.62
41.31
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
47.87
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.13
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA