Cal McLish vs. Ron Piche — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ron Piche
Silent GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Piche 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 4.19 and 1.627 for Ron Piche. 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 Ron Piche

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
4.19
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
221.1
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
8.78
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.94
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.85
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
6.38
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.28
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.28
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
5.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
871
35.42
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.7
40.7

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Ron Piche

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
221.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.87
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.89
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
2.44
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
2.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.33
98.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Ron Piche

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
1736.17
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
47
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
536.17
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
1.46
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
4
51.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
3
38.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-35.7
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
3
38.3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
331.91
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA