Cal McLish vs. Howie Pollet — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Howie Pollet
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Howie Pollet posted a stronger line than Cal McLish. Howie Pollet posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.51 vs 4) and WHIP (1.350 vs 1.418). By the career numbers, Howie Pollet 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 Howie Pollet

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
1.97
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
1.72
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
1.17
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.19
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.56
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.04
53.04
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.98
68.98
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.32
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
821
3.51
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6322
27
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2107.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2096
8.95
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.62
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
3.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
934
3.99
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.797
0.797
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8980
38.35
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.39
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.23
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
957
4.09
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8212
35.07
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Howie Pollet

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
15.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.17
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.17
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
717
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.87
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.09
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
2.01
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
14.91
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.75
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
2.96
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
18.75
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
2.89
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.98
95.98
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.186
1.186
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.21
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Howie Pollet

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
407
309.11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
564
600
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
790
600
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
698
530.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
97.97
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
83.54
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
12.91
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.52
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
14.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.23
26.76
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
113.92
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
139.75
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
41.01
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
36.46
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
77.47
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.8
27.19
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
41.77
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
120.76
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.97
4.97
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
28.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.51
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
14
10.63
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA