Cal McLish vs. Jon Rauch — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jon Rauch
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Jon Rauch as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jon Rauch led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 149 vs 116), strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 76), and run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 97). Role difference aside, Jon Rauch holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Cal McLish and Jon Rauch

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
8.41
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.17
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.65
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.61
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.81
51.81
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.94
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
3.9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1785
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
8.46
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.46
8.46
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
2.71
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.38
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
7.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.18
7.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.35
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2499
37.8
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
3.24
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
4.21
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.39
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.44
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2262
34.22
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Jon Rauch

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
8.41
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.17
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1785
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.41
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.79
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.21
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.19
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.75
98.75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.142
0.142
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Jon Rauch

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
556
13900
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
525
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.19
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.89
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
28.49
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
50
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
78.72
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.12
-2.94
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
375
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
1.6
1.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA