Cal McLish vs. Red Peery — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Red Peery
Greatest GenerationUtahThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Red Peery 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 and 1.400 for Red Peery. 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 Red Peery

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Red Peery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Red Peery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Red Peery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Red Peery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Red Peery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
10.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.6
10.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Red Peery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Red Peery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Red Peery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Red Peery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Red Peery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Red Peery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Red Peery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Red Peery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Red Peery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
38.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Red Peery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
36.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Red Peery

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4049
27
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1349.2
9
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Red Peery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Red Peery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Peery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Red Peery

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Red Peery
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Red Peery
Career
Per 600 PA
11
388.24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Red Peery
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Red Peery
Career
Per 600 PA
14
494.12
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Red Peery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Red Peery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Red Peery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Red Peery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Red Peery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Red Peery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Red Peery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Red Peery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Red Peery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Red Peery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Red Peery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Red Peery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.28
45.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Red Peery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
Red Peery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Red Peery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Red Peery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Red Peery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Red Peery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Red Peery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Red Peery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Red Peery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
50
Red Peery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Red Peery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
78.72
Red Peery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Red Peery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
58.31
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Peery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
47.87
Red Peery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Peery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Red Peery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Red Peery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Red Peery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Red Peery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Red Peery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Red Peery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Red Peery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Peery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Red Peery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Red Peery
Career
Per 600 PA