Bert Abbey vs. Kirk McCaskill — Career Comparison

Bert Abbey
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kirk McCaskill
Baby BoomersCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kirk McCaskill built a career as a starting pitcher and Bert Abbey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kirk McCaskill posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.12 and WHIP 1.416 compared to 4.52 and 1.546 for Bert Abbey. By the career numbers, Kirk McCaskill had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Abbey and Kirk McCaskill

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.25
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.98
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.03
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.26
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.55
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.63
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.56
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.48
35.48
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.53
49.53
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.28
82.28
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.68
63.68
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.82
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.16
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
4.52
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
4.12
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5187
27
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
9
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
686
10.87
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1748
9.1
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.8
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.04
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
3.46
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.18
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.55
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
5.22
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.622
0.622
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.965
0.965
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.37
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.18
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
40.69
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7405
38.55
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.22
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.29
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
7
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
4.56
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.21
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.23
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.92
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2350
37.24
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6621
34.46
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.69
40.69
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Bert Abbey and Kirk McCaskill

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.25
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.98
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.26
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5187
27
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
9
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.78
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.12
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
1.38
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.74
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
2.27
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.39
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
2.17
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.28
87.28
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.911
1.911
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.095
1.095
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.68
63.68
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Abbey and Kirk McCaskill

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
188.1
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
252
600
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
535.71
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
90.48
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.29
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.95
30.83
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
111.9
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
140.48
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
90.48
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.76
30.37
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
54
128.57
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.29
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA