Dave Anderson vs. Kirk McCaskill — Career Comparison

Dave Anderson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kirk McCaskill
Baby BoomersCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kirk McCaskill built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Anderson 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 5.45 and 1.670 for Dave Anderson. By the career numbers, Kirk McCaskill had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Anderson and Kirk McCaskill

Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.26
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.98
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.02
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.26
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.55
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.78
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.56
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.53
49.53
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.95
80.95
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.68
63.68
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.9
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.16
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
5.45
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
4.12
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5187
27
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
150.1
9
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
9
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
10.6
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1748
9.1
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.6
10.6
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.8
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
4.43
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
3.46
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.18
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
3.35
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
5.22
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.865
0.865
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.965
0.965
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.37
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.48
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.18
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
42.21
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7405
38.55
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.29
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
7.78
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
4.56
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.78
7.78
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.21
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.23
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.92
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
37.3
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6621
34.46
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.21
42.21
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Dave Anderson and Kirk McCaskill

Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.26
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.98
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.26
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5187
27
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
9
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
9
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.78
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.12
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
1.38
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.11
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.36
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
2.27
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.3
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
2.17
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.21
98.21
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.19
95.19
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.619
2.619
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.095
1.095
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.68
63.68
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Anderson and Kirk McCaskill

Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
193.85
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
600
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
572.31
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
55.38
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.15
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
9.41
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
64.62
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
83.08
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
55.38
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
55.38
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.18
-10.93
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.46
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
138.46
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA