Cal McLish vs. Don Rowe — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Don Rowe
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Don Rowe 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 4.28 and 1.463 for Don Rowe. 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 Don Rowe

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.28
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Don Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Don Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.28
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.2
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Don Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
9.71
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.71
9.71
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Don Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.99
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Don Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Don Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
3.46
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Don Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.45
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Don Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Don Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.878
0.878
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Don Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Don Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.82
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
39.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.98
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Don Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.45
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Don Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
35.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Don Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Don Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.02
39.02

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Don Rowe

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.28
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.82
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Don Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.65
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.32
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Don Rowe

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Don Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Don Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
1200
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Don Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Don Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
600
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Don Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Don Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Don Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Don Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Don Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Don Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Don Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Don Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Don Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Don Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Don Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Don Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
28.92
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Don Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
Don Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Don Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Don Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Don Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Don Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Don Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Don Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Don Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Don Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Don Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Don Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Don Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
34.05
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Don Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
Don Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
230.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Don Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Don Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Don Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Don Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Don Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Don Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Don Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Don Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA