Cal McLish vs. Cy Young — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Cy Young
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Cy Young posted a stronger line than Cal McLish. Cy Young posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.63 vs 4) and WHIP (1.130 vs 1.418). By the career numbers, Cy Young had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Cal McLish and Cy Young

Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
1.97
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
906
1.11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
0.63
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
0.39
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.86
61.86
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.96
89.96
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.32
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
749
0.92
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.09
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2147
2.63
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22068
27
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7356
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7092
8.68
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
1.49
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2803
3.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.547
0.547
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.19
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
0.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29579
36.19
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.39
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3167
3.87
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28201
34.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.19
36.19

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Cy Young

Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911
1.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.29
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21744
27
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7248
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
0.31
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
2.01
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2015
2.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
2.96
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2414
3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2266
2.81
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.87
93.87
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.487
2.487
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.47
25.47
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.05
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Cy Young

Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
918
177.62
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
564
600
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3101
600
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2960
572.72
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
623
120.54
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
483
93.45
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
16.83
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.13
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
6.77
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.19
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.48
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14.89
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
27.09
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204.03
39.48
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
834
161.37
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
714
138.15
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
47
50
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
62.88
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
56.11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
74
78.72
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
597
115.51
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212.45
41.11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
1.93
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
15.67
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
381
73.72
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.14
8.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
9.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.61
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.61
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100