Cal McLish vs. Gaylord Perry — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Gaylord Perry
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Gaylord Perry a clear advantage over Cal McLish across the core pitching metrics. Gaylord Perry led in strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 76), walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 116), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 102 vs 91). Cal McLish held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 94). Gaylord Perry was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Cal McLish and Gaylord Perry

Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
1.97
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
1.31
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
690
1.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
0.53
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
0.45
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.23
54.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.8
88.8
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.32
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
0.51
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.09
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1846
3.11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16051
27
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5350.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4938
8.31
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
0.67
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
2.32
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.28
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3534
5.94
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.918
0.918
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21953
36.93
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.39
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2128
3.58
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
0.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20236
34.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.93
36.93

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Gaylord Perry

Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
1.31
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
690
1.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16052
27
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5350.2
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
0.59
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
877
1.48
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1264
2.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1226
2.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.99
96.99
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.578
1.578
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.8
88.8
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Gaylord Perry

Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
787
387.05
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
564
600
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1220
600
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1076
529.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
69.34
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
58.03
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
8.36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.95
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
11.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27.03
13.29
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
86.56
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
83.11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
23.61
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
23.11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
43.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.54
-1.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
22
10.82
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
369
181.48
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.31
3.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
55.57
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.48
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.51
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
20
9.84
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA