Cal McLish vs. Johnny Rutherford — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Johnny Rutherford
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Cal McLish and Johnny Rutherford are fairly close on the surface numbers. Cal McLish carried a career ERA of 4 against Johnny Rutherford's 4.25. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Cal McLish and Johnny Rutherford — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cal McLish and Johnny Rutherford

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.65
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.65
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.32
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.37
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
4.25
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.1
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
8.97
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.83
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.68
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.68
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.596
0.596
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
37.73
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.74
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
4.72
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
34.86
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Johnny Rutherford

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4049
27
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1349.2
9
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.227
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Johnny Rutherford

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
400
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
563.64
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.89
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
55.12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
181.82
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
181.82
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.635
0.635
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
50
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
78.72
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.65
66.31
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PA