Cal McLish vs. Tony Pierce — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tony Pierce
Baby BoomersGeorgiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Pierce as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tony Pierce posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.25 and WHIP 1.274 compared to 4 and 1.418 for Cal McLish. By the career numbers, Tony Pierce had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cal McLish and Tony Pierce

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
4.56
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.41
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.64
13.64
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.55
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
130.1
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.15
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.76
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.55
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
5.32
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.898
0.898
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.41
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
37.7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.73
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.01
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
34.53
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.7
37.7

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Tony Pierce

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
4.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.87
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.87
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.409
0.409
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.64
13.64
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Tony Pierce

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
1414.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
557.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.67
-57.12
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
257.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA