Cal McLish vs. Josh Rupe — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Josh Rupe
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Rupe 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 5.06 and 1.628 for Josh Rupe. 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 Josh Rupe

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
5.17
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
5.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
156.2
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
10.05
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
4.42
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
5.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.066
1.066
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.46
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.86
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
40.39
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.26
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
5.17
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.84
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.609
1.609
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
599
34.41
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.39
40.39

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Josh Rupe

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
5.17
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
156.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.98
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.72
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Josh Rupe

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
90
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
564
600
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA