Cal McLish vs. W. Williams — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
W. Williams
UnknownAkron Grays / Cleveland GiantsNegro National League IIRelief Pitcher

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and W. Williams 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 6.35 and 1.765 for W. Williams. 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 W. Williams

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.35
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
14.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
41.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.39
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
9.53
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.765
1.765
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
38.12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and W. Williams

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
2.96
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and W. Williams

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA