Cal McLish vs. Danny Rios — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Danny Rios
Gen XSpainThrows RightBats RightEuropeKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Danny Rios 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 9.31 and 2.690 for Danny Rios. 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 Danny Rios

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.52
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Danny Rios
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Danny Rios
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
9.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.67
15.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Danny Rios
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
16.76
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.76
16.76
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Danny Rios
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
3.72
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Danny Rios
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.45
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Danny Rios
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.52
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Danny Rios
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.52
6.52
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Danny Rios
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.552
1.552
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Danny Rios
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Danny Rios
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.86
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Danny Rios
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
53.07
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.93
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Danny Rios
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
13.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.03
13.03
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Rios
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.86
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
42.83
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Danny Rios
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Danny Rios
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Danny Rios

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.52
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.87
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.86
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Danny Rios
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.86
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.86
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Danny Rios
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Danny Rios

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Danny Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Danny Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
564
600
Danny Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Danny Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Danny Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Danny Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Danny Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Danny Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Danny Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Danny Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Danny Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Danny Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Danny Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Danny Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Danny Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Danny Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Danny Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Danny Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Danny Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Danny Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Danny Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Danny Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Danny Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Danny Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Danny Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Danny Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Danny Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Danny Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Danny Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Danny Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Danny Rios
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Danny Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Danny Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Danny Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Danny Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Danny Rios
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Danny Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Danny Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Danny Rios
Career
Per 600 PA