Willard Mains vs. Kirk McCaskill — Career Comparison

Willard Mains
Pre-GenerationalMaineThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati Kelly's KillersAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Kirk McCaskill
Baby BoomersCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kirk McCaskill built a career as a starting pitcher and Willard Mains as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Willard Mains posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.550 compared to 4.12 and 1.416 for Kirk McCaskill. By the career numbers, Willard Mains had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willard Mains and Kirk McCaskill

Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.41
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.98
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.08
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.26
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.55
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.57
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.56
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.48
48.48
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.53
49.53
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.19
76.19
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.68
63.68
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.81
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.16
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
3.53
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
4.12
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
803
27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5187
27
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
267.2
9
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
9
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
8.78
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1748
9.1
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.8
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
5.18
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
3.46
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.18
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
3.23
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
5.22
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.934
0.934
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.965
0.965
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.57
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.37
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.5
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.18
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1219
40.99
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7405
38.55
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.3
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.29
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
6.42
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
4.56
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.21
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.23
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.92
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
35.31
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6621
34.46
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.99
40.99
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Willard Mains and Kirk McCaskill

Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.43
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.98
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.26
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5187
27
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
9
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
9
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.78
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.64
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
1.38
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.1
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
2.27
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.84
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
2.17
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.58
91.58
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.095
1.095
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.68
63.68
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willard Mains and Kirk McCaskill

Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
207.69
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
600
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
572.31
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
147.69
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
115.38
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.05
60.24
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
198.46
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
175.38
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.639
0.639
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
143.08
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.61
67.42
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.69
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
14
64.62
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.29
9.29
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA