Cal McLish vs. Alan Rangel — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Alan Rangel
Gen ZMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Alan Rangel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alan Rangel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.45 and WHIP 1.455 compared to 4 and 1.418 for Cal McLish. By the career numbers, Alan Rangel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cal McLish and Alan Rangel

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Alan Rangel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Alan Rangel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Alan Rangel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Alan Rangel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Alan Rangel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Alan Rangel
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Alan Rangel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Alan Rangel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Alan Rangel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Alan Rangel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Alan Rangel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Alan Rangel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Alan Rangel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Alan Rangel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Alan Rangel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Alan Rangel
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Alan Rangel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Alan Rangel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
8.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Alan Rangel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Alan Rangel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Alan Rangel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Alan Rangel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Alan Rangel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.91
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Alan Rangel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Alan Rangel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Alan Rangel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.55
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Alan Rangel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Alan Rangel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Alan Rangel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Alan Rangel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Alan Rangel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Alan Rangel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Alan Rangel
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
37.64
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Alan Rangel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Alan Rangel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Alan Rangel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Rangel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Rangel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Rangel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Alan Rangel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.455
1.455
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Alan Rangel
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
32.73
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Alan Rangel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Alan Rangel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Alan Rangel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.64
37.64

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Alan Rangel

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Alan Rangel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Alan Rangel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Alan Rangel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Alan Rangel
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Alan Rangel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Alan Rangel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Alan Rangel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Alan Rangel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Alan Rangel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Alan Rangel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Alan Rangel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Alan Rangel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Alan Rangel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Alan Rangel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Rangel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Rangel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Rangel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Rangel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Alan Rangel

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