Cal McLish vs. Ray Pierce — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ray Pierce
Lost GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Pierce 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 5.64 and 1.824 for Ray Pierce. 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 Ray Pierce

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.26
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.74
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.54
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.73
22.73
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
5.64
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
13.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.59
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.12
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.88
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.555
0.555
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
42.58
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.29
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
7.12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.12
7.12
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.824
1.824
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
39.36
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.58
42.58

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Ray Pierce

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4049
27
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1349.2
9
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.92
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.712
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Ray Pierce

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
668.85
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
61
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
52
511.48
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
78.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
6
59.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.13
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.89
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.67
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
23.17
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
11
108.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
50
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
29.51
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
78.72
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
88.52
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.03
19.92
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
29.51
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
118.03
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.08
5.08
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA