Cal McLish vs. Gene Pentz — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Gene Pentz
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Gene Pentz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gene Pentz led in strikeout rate (K%+ 98 vs 76), run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 97), and home run suppression (HR9+ 84 vs 81). Cal McLish held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 80). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Gene Pentz.

Pitching Stats for Cal McLish and Gene Pentz

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
4.9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.63
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
8.34
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.66
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
5.09
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.66
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
5.47
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.61
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
845
39.82
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.54
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.43
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.61
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
1.492
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
33.41
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.82
39.82

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Gene Pentz

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
4.9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.61
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.55
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.26
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
2.17
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.442
0.442
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Gene Pentz

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
3120
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
3.13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.98
-29.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
210
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA