Alex Beam vs. Kirk McCaskill — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kirk McCaskill
Baby BoomersCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kirk McCaskill built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Beam 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 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Kirk McCaskill had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Kirk McCaskill

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.98
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.55
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.56
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.53
49.53
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.68
63.68
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
4.12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5187
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1748
9.1
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.8
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
3.46
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
5.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.965
0.965
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.37
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.18
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7405
38.55
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.29
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
4.56
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.21
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.23
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.92
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6621
34.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Kirk McCaskill

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.98
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5187
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.78
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
1.38
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
2.27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.095
1.095
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.68
63.68
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Kirk McCaskill

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA