Cal McLish vs. Gordie Pladson — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Gordie Pladson
Baby BoomersCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Cal McLish and Gordie Pladson are fairly close on the surface numbers. Cal McLish posted stronger numbers in ERA (4 vs 6.04) and WHIP (1.418 vs 1.757). Gordie Pladson had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.71 per nine innings vs 0.92). By the career numbers, Cal McLish had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Cal McLish and Gordie Pladson

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.55
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.07
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Gordie Pladson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Gordie Pladson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
6.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.2
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Gordie Pladson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
11.72
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.72
11.72
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Gordie Pladson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.71
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Gordie Pladson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Gordie Pladson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Gordie Pladson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.09
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Gordie Pladson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Gordie Pladson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.809
0.809
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Gordie Pladson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Gordie Pladson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Gordie Pladson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
42.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.71
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Gordie Pladson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gordie Pladson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.757
1.757
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
37.3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Gordie Pladson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Gordie Pladson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.1
42.1

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Gordie Pladson

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.55
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.07
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Gordie Pladson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.49
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Gordie Pladson

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
1090.91
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.59
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
50
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-40.46
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
47.87
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
Gordie Pladson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Gordie Pladson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gordie Pladson
Career
Per 600 PA