Cal McLish vs. Lou Pote — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lou Pote
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAnaheim AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Pote as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lou Pote led in home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 81), run prevention (ERA+ 127 vs 97), and strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 76). Cal McLish held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 104). Role difference aside, Lou Pote holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Cal McLish and Lou Pote

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
5.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
3.56
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
659
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
219.2
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
8.15
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.94
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
3.61
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
6.84
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.84
6.84
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.161
1.161
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
931
38.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.09
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.93
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.82
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.307
1.307
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
823
33.72
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Lou Pote

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
5.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
659
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
219.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.72
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
2.54
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
2.42
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.16
95.16
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.457
0.457
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Lou Pote

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
129
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
564
600
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA