Cal McLish vs. Phil Regan — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Phil Regan
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Phil Regan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cal McLish led in run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 83), walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 103), and home run suppression (HR9+ 81 vs 72). Role difference aside, Cal McLish holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Cal McLish and Phil Regan

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
3.61
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.69
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.63
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.53
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.24
54.24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.06
19.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
585
3.84
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4118
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1372.2
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1392
9.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.98
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
2.93
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.52
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
4.87
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5863
38.44
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.89
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
649
4.26
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5367
35.19
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Phil Regan

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
3.61
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.69
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4118
27
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1372.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.59
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
1.31
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.95
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
1.9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.526
0.526
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.06
19.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Phil Regan

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
553
894.34
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
371
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
321
519.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
79.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
66.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
11.32
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.62
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.94
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
11.9
19.24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
59
95.42
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
73
118.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
37.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
15
24.26
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
37
59.84
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
8.1
13.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.23
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
22
35.58
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
174.66
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.44
3.44
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
40.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.62
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.51
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.94
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA