Brandon McCarthy vs. Kirk McCaskill — Career Comparison

Brandon McCarthy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kirk McCaskill
Baby BoomersCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Brandon McCarthy a clear advantage over Kirk McCaskill across the core pitching metrics. Brandon McCarthy led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 161 vs 99), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 98), and run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 98). Kirk McCaskill held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 126 vs 125). Brandon McCarthy was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Brandon McCarthy and Kirk McCaskill

Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
1.88
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.98
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.45
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
1.26
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.51
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.55
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.55
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.56
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.92
47.92
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.53
49.53
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.25
77.25
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.68
63.68
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
4.2
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
4.12
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3671
27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5187
27
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1223.2
9
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
9
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9.33
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1748
9.1
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.07
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.8
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
2.38
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
3.46
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.18
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
908
6.68
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1003
5.22
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.68
6.68
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.965
0.965
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.19
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.37
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.18
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5163
37.97
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7405
38.55
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.29
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
4.54
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
876
4.56
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.25
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.21
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.28
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.23
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.76
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.92
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.396
1.396
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4740
34.86
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6621
34.46
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Brandon McCarthy and Kirk McCaskill

Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
1.88
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.98
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.45
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
1.26
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3671
27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5187
27
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1223.2
9
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
9
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.78
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.05
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.38
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.11
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
1.65
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
2.27
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.59
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.17
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.19
95.19
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.847
0.847
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.095
1.095
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.25
77.25
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.68
63.68
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon McCarthy and Kirk McCaskill

Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
12
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
255
916.17
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
600
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
524.55
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.34
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.15
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.45
5.2
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
39.52
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
64.67
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.78
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.15
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
35.93
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-5.79
-20.82
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.34
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
76
273.05
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.2
2.2
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
43.11
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA