Cal McLish vs. Roy Roberts — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Roy Roberts
Lost GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlantic City Bacharach GiantsAmerican Negro LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Cal McLish and Roy Roberts are fairly close on the surface numbers. Cal McLish posted stronger numbers in ERA (4 vs 4.66) and WHIP (1.418 vs 1.487). Roy Roberts had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.32 per nine innings vs 0.92). By the career numbers, Cal McLish 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 Roy Roberts

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
1.97
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.46
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.42
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.56
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.04
43.04
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.88
72.88
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.32
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.63
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
4.66
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2183
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
727.2
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
9.21
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.32
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
4.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
4.38
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.56
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3101
38.35
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.39
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.19
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
5.75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.71
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.52
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2581
31.92
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Roy Roberts

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.54
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.05
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2092
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
697.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
2.01
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
2.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
2.96
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
3.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
2.76
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.06
91.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.798
1.798
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.07
68.07
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Roy Roberts

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
125
240.38
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
312
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
285
548.08
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
101.92
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
88.46
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.77
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.13
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.46
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.9
26.73
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
123.08
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
63
121.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
50
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.54
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
16
30.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
78.72
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
92.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14.76
28.38
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
10
19.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.85
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
156
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
32.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.92
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.92
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100