Cal McLish vs. Bob Porterfield — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bob Porterfield
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Bob Porterfield posted a stronger line than Cal McLish. Bob Porterfield posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.79 vs 4) and WHIP (1.367 vs 1.418). By the career numbers, Bob Porterfield 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 Bob Porterfield

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
1.97
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
1.83
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
1.11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.56
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.28
47.28
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.69
60.69
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.32
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.53
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
3.79
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4703
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1567.2
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
9.02
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.65
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
572
3.28
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.717
0.717
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.12
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6646
38.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.39
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.26
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
4.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6080
34.91
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.15
38.15

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Bob Porterfield

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.63
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2367
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
789
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.87
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.91
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
2.01
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.19
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
2.96
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
4.28
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
2.89
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
4.11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.132
1.132
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.62
28.62
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Bob Porterfield

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
322
338.95
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
564
600
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516
543.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
76.84
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.79
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.19
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.32
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14.89
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
23.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.39
29.88
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
136.84
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
125.26
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
34
35.79
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
45.26
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
71
74.74
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.74
24.99
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.21
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
20
21.05
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
129.47
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
25
26.32
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.13
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.51
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100