Cal McLish vs. Joe Rogalski — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Rogalski
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Rogalski as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Rogalski posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.57 and WHIP 1.714 compared to 4 and 1.418 for Cal McLish. By the career numbers, Joe Rogalski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cal McLish and Joe Rogalski

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
15.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
38.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
38.57
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Joe Rogalski

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4049
27
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1349.2
9
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Joe Rogalski

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA