Cal McLish vs. Jim Pearce — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Pearce
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Pearce 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 5.78 and 1.751 for Jim Pearce. 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 Jim Pearce

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.74
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.33
23.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.78
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
10.19
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.19
10.19
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.57
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.876
0.876
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
41.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
6.93
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.93
6.93
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.751
1.751
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
35.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.18
41.18

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Jim Pearce

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
18.84
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.17
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.26
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.87
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.51
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
2.01
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
10.67
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.26
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
2.96
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
14.44
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
2.89
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
13.19
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.3
91.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Jim Pearce

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
900
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
5.63
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.59
-17.73
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
240
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA