Cal McLish vs. Travis Phelps — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Travis Phelps
Gen XMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Travis Phelps as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Travis Phelps led in strikeout rate (K%+ 118 vs 76), home run suppression (HR9+ 92 vs 81), and run prevention (ERA+ 108 vs 97). Cal McLish held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 81). Role difference aside, Travis Phelps holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Cal McLish and Travis Phelps

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
6.73
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
4.34
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
105.2
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
7.75
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.28
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
4.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
7.92
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.68
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.68
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
39.86
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.85
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.51
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
33.9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.86
39.86

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Travis Phelps

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
6.73
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
105.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.51
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.53
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Travis Phelps

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
47400
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA