Buck Hooker vs. Kirk McCaskill — Career Comparison

Buck Hooker
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kirk McCaskill
Baby BoomersCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kirk McCaskill built a career as a starting pitcher and Buck Hooker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Buck Hooker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.452 compared to 4.12 and 1.416 for Kirk McCaskill. By the career numbers, Buck Hooker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buck Hooker and Kirk McCaskill

Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.74
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.98
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.26
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.55
Buck Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.56
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.53
49.53
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.68
63.68
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.87
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.16
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Buck Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.48
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
4.12
Buck Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5187
27
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
9
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
9
Buck Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
11.32
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1748
9.1
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.32
11.32
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Buck Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.8
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Buck Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.74
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
3.46
Buck Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.18
Buck Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
5.22
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.194
0.194
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.965
0.965
Buck Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.37
Buck Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.18
Buck Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
38.32
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7405
38.55
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.87
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.29
Buck Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.35
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
876
4.56
Buck Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Buck Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.21
Buck Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.23
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.92
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.452
1.452
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
36.58
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6621
34.46
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.32
38.32
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Buck Hooker and Kirk McCaskill

Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.98
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.26
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5187
27
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
9
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.78
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.38
Buck Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
2.27
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.17
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.095
1.095
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.68
63.68
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Hooker and Kirk McCaskill

Buck Hooker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381
Buck Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.4
-60
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA