Donovan Hand vs. Kirk McCaskill — Career Comparison

Donovan Hand
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kirk McCaskill
Baby BoomersCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kirk McCaskill built a career as a starting pitcher and Donovan Hand as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Donovan Hand posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.346 compared to 4.12 and 1.416 for Kirk McCaskill. By the career numbers, Donovan Hand had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Donovan Hand and Kirk McCaskill

Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.04
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
1.98
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.88
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.26
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.55
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.56
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.53
49.53
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.88
21.88
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.68
63.68
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.53
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
4.12
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5187
27
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.1
9
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
9
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
9.21
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1748
9.1
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.26
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.8
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.78
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
3.46
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.18
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
5.05
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
5.22
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.869
0.869
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.965
0.965
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.37
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.76
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.18
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
37.72
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7405
38.55
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.63
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.29
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.66
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
876
4.56
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.21
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.23
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.51
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
0.92
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.396
1.396
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
33.43
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6621
34.46
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Donovan Hand and Kirk McCaskill

Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.04
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
1.98
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.88
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.26
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5187
27
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.1
9
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
9
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.78
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.89
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
1.38
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.4
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
2.27
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
2.17
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.563
0.563
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.095
1.095
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.88
21.88
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.68
63.68
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Donovan Hand and Kirk McCaskill

Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
1280
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
600
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
480
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.51
-20.31
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA