Bob Allen vs. Kirk McCaskill — Career Comparison

Bob Allen
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kirk McCaskill
Baby BoomersCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kirk McCaskill built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Allen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob Allen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.631 compared to 4.12 and 1.416 for Kirk McCaskill. By the career numbers, Bob Allen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Allen and Kirk McCaskill

Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
1.98
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.26
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.55
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.56
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.53
49.53
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.68
63.68
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.11
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
4.12
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5187
27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
9
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
9.46
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1748
9.1
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.76
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.8
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
4.34
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
3.46
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.89
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.18
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
6.54
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1003
5.22
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.208
1.208
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.965
0.965
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.37
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.18
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
40.47
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7405
38.55
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.76
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.29
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
4.99
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
4.56
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.21
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.23
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.92
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.533
1.533
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1095
35.97
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6621
34.46
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.47
40.47
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Bob Allen and Kirk McCaskill

Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
1.98
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.26
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5187
27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
9
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.53
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.78
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.68
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
1.38
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.33
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
2.27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.2
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
2.17
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.37
94.37
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.095
1.095
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.68
63.68
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Allen and Kirk McCaskill

Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
3600
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
600
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
547.06
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
14.18
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-0.25
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
16
282.35
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
2.13
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA