Cal McLish vs. Mike Venafro — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Venafro
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Venafro as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Venafro led in home run suppression (HR9+ 253 vs 81), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 91), and run prevention (ERA+ 113 vs 97). Cal McLish held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 76 vs 67). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Mike Venafro.

Pitching Stats for Cal McLish and Mike Venafro

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.38
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.38
9.38
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
3.34
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
4.65
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.75
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
39.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.42
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.58
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.413
1.413
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
34.28
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Mike Venafro

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.85
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
2.49
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
2.27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.209
0.209
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Mike Venafro

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
307
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
564
600
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA