Cal McLish vs. Elmer Rieger — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Elmer Rieger
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Elmer Rieger as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cal McLish posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.418 compared to 5.48 and 1.547 for Elmer Rieger. By the career numbers, Cal McLish had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cal McLish and Elmer Rieger

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.48
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.48
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
10.97
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.97
10.97
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.95
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
37.13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.8
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.547
1.547
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
33.75
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Elmer Rieger

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
2.01
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
2.96
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
2.89
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Elmer Rieger

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
1560
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
16.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
50
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
78.72
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
37.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
47.87
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA