Cal McLish vs. Abner Powell — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Abner Powell
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Abner Powell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cal McLish posted a career ERA of 4 against Abner Powell's 4, with WHIP of 1.418 and 1.295 respectively. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cal McLish and Abner Powell

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
1.97
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.07
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.21
86.21
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.32
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.95
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
628
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
209.1
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
9.33
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.32
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
4.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
39.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.39
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
7.35
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.35
7.35
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
37.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Abner Powell

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1941
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.87
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.49
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
2.94
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
2.45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.41
83.41
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.047
2.047
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Abner Powell

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
78
150
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
312
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
304
584.62
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.635
0.635
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
150
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
111.54
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.13
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.46
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14.89
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
38.46
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.01
55.79
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
201.92
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
165.38
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
47
50
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
101.92
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
15
28.85
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
78.72
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
130.77
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.11
63.68
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.38
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.69
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.69
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100