Cal McLish vs. Luis Rivera — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Luis Rivera
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Rivera as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Rivera posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.23 and WHIP 1.636 compared to 4 and 1.418 for Cal McLish. By the career numbers, Luis Rivera had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cal McLish and Luis Rivera

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
7.36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.208
0.208
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
7.36
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
39.27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.68
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.45
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
29.45
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.27
39.27

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Luis Rivera

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
7.36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Luis Rivera

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
564
600
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA