Brad Hand vs. Kirk McCaskill — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Kirk McCaskill
Baby BoomersCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kirk McCaskill built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Hand as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kirk McCaskill led in skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 87), strikeout rate (K%+ 82 vs 76), and home run suppression (HR9+ 126 vs 121). Brad Hand held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 98). Role difference aside, Kirk McCaskill holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hand and Kirk McCaskill

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
1.98
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.26
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.55
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.56
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.53
49.53
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.68
63.68
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
4.12
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5187
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1748
9.1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.8
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
3.46
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
3.46
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.18
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1003
5.22
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.965
0.965
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.34
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.37
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.18
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7405
38.55
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.29
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
876
4.56
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.21
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.23
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.92
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.396
1.396
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6621
34.46
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Kirk McCaskill

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
1.98
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.26
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5187
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.78
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.12
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.38
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
2.27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.17
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.19
95.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.095
1.095
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.68
63.68
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Kirk McCaskill

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
12
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
381
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
600
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
496.55
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
1.17
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.38
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-4.25
-29.32
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
22
151.72
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA