Cal McLish vs. Eric Yardley — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Eric Yardley
MillenialWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Yardley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eric Yardley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.52 and WHIP 1.491 compared to 4 and 1.418 for Cal McLish. By the career numbers, Eric Yardley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cal McLish and Eric Yardley

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
8.55
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.52
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
9.22
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.01
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
3.86
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.84
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
39.91
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.84
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.36
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.84
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
34.38
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Eric Yardley

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
8.55
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
2.01
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.52
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.68
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.68
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Eric Yardley

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
51
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
564
600
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA