Cal McLish vs. Al Papai — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Al Papai
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Papai 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 5.37 and 1.757 for Al Papai. 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 Al Papai

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.68
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.45
20.45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
5.37
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
239.2
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
10.55
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.64
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
5.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
2.63
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.868
0.868
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1121
42.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.28
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
6.42
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.748
1.748
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
982
36.88
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.1
42.1

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Al Papai

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
67.89
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.87
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
13.89
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
2.01
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
47.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
2.96
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
63.26
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
2.89
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
60.94
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.34
96.34
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.898
0.898
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.63
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Al Papai

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
731.51
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
73
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
62
509.59
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
1.51
12.41
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
15
123.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
50
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
73.97
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
78.72
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
82.19
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
5.02
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
47.87
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
73.97
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
213.7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
2.81
2.81
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA