Cal McLish vs. Jim Poole — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Poole
Gen XNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Poole as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Poole led in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 81), strikeout rate (K%+ 86 vs 76), and run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 97). Cal McLish held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 113). Role difference aside, Jim Poole holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Cal McLish and Jim Poole

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
10.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.55
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.71
64.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
4.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1089
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
9.32
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
3.87
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.82
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
6.35
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
39.52
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
5.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.42
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.94
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1389
34.44
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.52
39.52

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Jim Poole

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
10.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1089
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.55
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.46
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
2.21
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
2.01
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.01
91.01
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.188
0.188
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Jim Poole

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431
23509.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.89
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
14.01
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
50
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
4.77
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA