Cal McLish vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Ricks
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Bill Ricks posted a stronger line than Cal McLish. Bill Ricks posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.23 vs 4) and WHIP (1.329 vs 1.418). By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Cal McLish and Bill Ricks

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
1.97
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.96
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.81
57.81
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.32
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
3.28
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.04
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.924
0.924
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Bill Ricks

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.95
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
2.01
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
2.76
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
2.63
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Bill Ricks

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
159
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.13
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.19
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.89
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
50
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
78.72
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA