Jay Hughes vs. Kirk McCaskill — Career Comparison

Jay Hughes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kirk McCaskill
Baby BoomersCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kirk McCaskill built a career as a starting pitcher and Jay Hughes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jay Hughes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.267 compared to 4.12 and 1.416 for Kirk McCaskill. By the career numbers, Jay Hughes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jay Hughes and Kirk McCaskill

Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
1.11
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.98
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
1.06
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.26
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.69
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.55
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.33
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.56
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.48
67.48
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.53
49.53
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.68
63.68
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.92
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.16
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.02
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
4.12
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5187
27
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
9
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1004
8.31
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1748
9.1
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.8
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
3.1
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
3.46
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.18
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
3
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
5.22
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.678
0.678
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.965
0.965
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.27
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.37
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.18
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4539
37.55
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7405
38.55
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.29
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
4.26
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
876
4.56
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.21
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.23
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.92
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.396
1.396
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4111
34.01
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6621
34.46
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Jay Hughes and Kirk McCaskill

Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
1.13
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.98
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.26
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3576
27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5187
27
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1192
9
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
9
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.81
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.78
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.19
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
1.38
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.22
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
3.22
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
2.27
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
3
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
2.17
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.19
93.19
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.647
2.647
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.095
1.095
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.68
63.68
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jay Hughes and Kirk McCaskill

Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
177.38
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
504
600
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
452
538.1
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
117.86
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
83.33
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
20.24
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.71
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
34.52
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.14
52.54
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
170.24
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
166.67
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
79.76
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
65.48
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
141.67
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.8
55.72
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.38
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
46.43
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
76
90.48
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
6.63
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.1
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.38
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.38
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA