Cal McLish vs. Jim Palmer — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Palmer
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Jim Palmer a clear advantage over Cal McLish across the core pitching metrics. Jim Palmer led in home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 81), strikeout rate (K%+ 89 vs 76), and run prevention (ERA+ 109 vs 97). Cal McLish held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 96). Jim Palmer was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Cal McLish and Jim Palmer

Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
1.97
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
1.27
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
1.17
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.19
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
0.61
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.35
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.81
63.81
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.37
93.37
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.32
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.48
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1253
2.86
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11844
27
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3948
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3349
7.63
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
0.69
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1311
2.99
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.08
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2212
5.04
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.892
0.892
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.19
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16114
36.73
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.39
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1395
3.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.26
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.44
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14575
33.23
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Jim Palmer

Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
1.27
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.17
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.19
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11843
27
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3947.2
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
0.67
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
577
1.32
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.08
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
903
2.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
869
1.98
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
96.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.557
1.557
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.37
93.37
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.12
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Jim Palmer

Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
576
643.58
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
537
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
489
546.37
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
94.97
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
80.45
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.12
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.19
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.35
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
13
14.53
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22.01
24.59
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
117.32
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
101
112.85
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
47
50
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
58.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
45.81
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
74
78.72
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
100.56
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.57
19.63
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
16
17.88
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
207
231.28
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.59
2.59
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
34.64
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.12
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100