Cal McLish vs. Earl Reid — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Earl Reid
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Earl Reid as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Earl Reid posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 2.333 compared to 4 and 1.418 for Cal McLish. By the career numbers, Earl Reid had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cal McLish and Earl Reid

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Earl Reid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Earl Reid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Earl Reid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Earl Reid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.51
7.51
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Earl Reid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Earl Reid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Earl Reid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Earl Reid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Earl Reid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Earl Reid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Earl Reid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Earl Reid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Earl Reid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Earl Reid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Earl Reid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
48
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Earl Reid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.333
2.333
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
39
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Earl Reid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Earl Reid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Earl Reid

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4049
27
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1349.2
9
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Earl Reid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Reid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Earl Reid

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