Cal McLish vs. Fred Rath Jr. — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Fred Rath Jr.
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Rath Jr. as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Rath Jr. posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.69 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 4 and 1.418 for Cal McLish. By the career numbers, Fred Rath Jr. had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cal McLish and Fred Rath Jr.

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
38.81
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Fred Rath Jr.

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Fred Rath Jr.

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA