Cal McLish vs. Jeff Reardon — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jeff Reardon
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeff Reardon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jeff Reardon led in strikeout rate (K%+ 118 vs 76), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 91). Cal McLish held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 81 vs 74). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jeff Reardon.

Pitching Stats for Cal McLish and Jeff Reardon

Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
6.99
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.58
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.61
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.67
48.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
2.92
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
3.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3397
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1132.1
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1000
7.95
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.95
7.95
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.87
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
2.85
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.52
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
6.97
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.97
6.97
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.21
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4720
37.52
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
695
5.52
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
3.39
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.46
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.37
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4243
33.72
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Jeff Reardon

Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
6.99
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3397
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1132.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.35
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.95
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.54
91.54
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.135
0.135
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Jeff Reardon

Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
880
8123.08
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
65
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
526.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
46.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.92
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
5.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
55.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
55.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.46
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.46
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.03
-18.78
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
350.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
1.71
1.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
64.62
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA