Cal McLish vs. Randy Rosario — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Randy Rosario
MillenialD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Randy Rosario 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 5 and 1.620 for Randy Rosario. 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 Randy Rosario

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
9.32
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.81
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Randy Rosario
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Randy Rosario
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Randy Rosario
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Randy Rosario
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
10.26
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.26
10.26
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Randy Rosario
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.22
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Randy Rosario
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Randy Rosario
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.05
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Randy Rosario
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
6.62
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Randy Rosario
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.62
6.62
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Randy Rosario
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.185
1.185
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Randy Rosario
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.68
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Randy Rosario
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Randy Rosario
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
40.37
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.89
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Randy Rosario
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
5.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Rosario
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.08
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
35.91
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Randy Rosario
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Randy Rosario
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.37
40.37

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Randy Rosario

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
9.32
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.68
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Randy Rosario
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.49
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.49
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Randy Rosario
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Randy Rosario

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
13800
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Randy Rosario
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Randy Rosario
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
199
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Randy Rosario
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Randy Rosario
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Randy Rosario
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Randy Rosario
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Randy Rosario
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Randy Rosario
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
50
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
78.72
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
178.28
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
47.87
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Randy Rosario
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Randy Rosario
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Randy Rosario
Career
Per 600 PA