Cal McLish vs. Wally Ritchie — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Wally Ritchie
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Wally Ritchie as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Wally Ritchie led in run prevention (ERA+ 121 vs 97), home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 81), and strikeout rate (K%+ 79 vs 76). Cal McLish held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 99). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Wally Ritchie.

Pitching Stats for Cal McLish and Wally Ritchie

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
7.45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
533
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
177.2
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
8.46
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.46
8.46
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.81
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.05
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
4.96
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.002
1.002
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
39.26
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.38
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
3.8
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.66
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.46
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.66
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
669
33.89
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.26
39.26

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Wally Ritchie

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
7.45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
533
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
177.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.32
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.47
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.47
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.197
0.197
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Wally Ritchie

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
9800
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
533.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
16.52
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
11.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
47.87
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
266.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA