Cal McLish vs. Joe Page — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Page
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Page as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Page posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.453 compared to 4 and 1.418 for Cal McLish. By the career numbers, Joe Page had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cal McLish and Joe Page

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
3.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.65
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.56
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.77
53.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.16
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.87
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.53
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
2370
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
790
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
727
8.28
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.48
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
4.8
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
5.91
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3450
39.3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.07
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
4.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
3014
34.34
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Joe Page

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
265.34
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.87
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
15.83
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
2.01
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
96.83
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
2.96
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
120.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
2.89
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
112.66
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.8
93.8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.425
0.425
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.72
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Joe Page

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
286
683.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
251
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
229
547.41
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.552
0.552
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
112.35
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
88.45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.95
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.13
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.17
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.19
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.78
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.89
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.34
36.68
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
152.99
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
138.65
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
20
47.81
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
62.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
78.72
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
105.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.32
36.61
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
11
26.29
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
160.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
11
26.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.51
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.56
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA