Cal McLish vs. Ducky Yount — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ducky Yount
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore TerrapinsFederal LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Ducky Yount 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 4.14 and 1.524 for Ducky Yount. 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 Ducky Yount

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.83
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
4.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
9.58
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.58
9.58
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.44
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
4.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.919
0.919
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.18
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.524
1.524
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Ducky Yount

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4049
27
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1349.2
9
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.308
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Ducky Yount

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
646.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
3.42
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.49
-22.49
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA