Willard Hunter vs. Kirk McCaskill — Career Comparison

Willard Hunter
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kirk McCaskill
Baby BoomersCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kirk McCaskill built a career as a starting pitcher and Willard Hunter 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 5.68 and 1.535 for Willard Hunter. By the career numbers, Kirk McCaskill had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willard Hunter and Kirk McCaskill

Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.45
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
1.98
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.26
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.55
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.71
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.56
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.53
49.53
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.68
63.68
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.68
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
4.12
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5187
27
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
9
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
9
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
10.03
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1748
9.1
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.11
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.8
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3.71
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
3.46
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.18
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
4.97
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
5.22
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.965
0.965
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.965
0.965
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.37
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.18
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
40.11
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7405
38.55
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.53
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.29
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
6
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
4.56
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.21
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.23
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.92
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.526
1.526
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
36.16
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6621
34.46
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Willard Hunter and Kirk McCaskill

Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.45
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
1.98
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.26
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5187
27
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
9
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
9
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.55
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.78
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.18
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.38
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.11
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.82
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
2.27
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.74
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.17
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.19
95.19
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.095
1.095
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.68
63.68
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willard Hunter and Kirk McCaskill

Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
2587.5
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
525
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.04
39.05
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
52.98
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
262.5
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.29
2.29
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA