Cal McLish vs. Bill Parsons — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Parsons
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cal McLish and Bill Parsons are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 97 for Cal McLish and 93 for Bill Parsons, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 91 and 91 respectively. If forced to pick, Cal McLish gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Cal McLish and Bill Parsons

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
1.97
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.61
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
1.17
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.42
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.62
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.62
44.62
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.17
88.17
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.32
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.38
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
3.89
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1561
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
520.1
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
8.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
4.88
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.986
0.986
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2224
38.47
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.39
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
4.27
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1953
33.78
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.47
38.47

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Bill Parsons

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.61
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.17
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.42
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1562
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
520.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.55
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.12
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.68
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.98
98.98
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.043
1.043
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.17
88.17
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Bill Parsons

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
93
336.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
166
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
139
502.41
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
83.13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
65.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.46
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.19
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.89
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.07
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.14
25.79
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
108.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
34
122.89
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
8
28.92
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
54.22
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
78.72
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
79.52
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.05
21.88
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
11
39.76
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
220.48
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
2.72
2.72
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
50.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.13
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.23
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA