Cal McLish vs. Nels Potter — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Nels Potter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Nels Potter posted a stronger line than Cal McLish. Nels Potter posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.366 vs 1.418) and home runs allowed (0.66 per nine innings vs 0.92). By the career numbers, Nels Potter 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 Nels Potter

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
1.97
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
1.86
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.94
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.49
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.52
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.68
48.68
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.72
50.72
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.32
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.48
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
3.99
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5058
27
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1686
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1721
9.19
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.66
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
582
3.11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
3.99
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.788
0.788
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.21
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7248
38.69
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
4.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6645
35.47
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Nels Potter

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4049
27
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1349.2
9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.161
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Nels Potter

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
352
337.38
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
564
600
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
626
600
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
538.66
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
122.68
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.31
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
14.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.96
34.47
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
137.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
157.19
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
25
23.96
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
35.46
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
62
59.42
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.78
41
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
35
33.55
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
47.92
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.52
12.52
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
26.84
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.51
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
13.42
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA