Cal McLish vs. Spencer Patton — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Spencer Patton
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Spencer Patton 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 5.11 and 1.341 for Spencer Patton. 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 Spencer Patton

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
8.74
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
5.11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
116.1
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
7.97
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
4.02
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.461
1.461
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
38.76
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.63
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.49
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.54
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
33.89
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Spencer Patton

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.79
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
116.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.87
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.93
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.62
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.54
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.54
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Spencer Patton

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
33900
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA