Kirk McCaskill vs. Howard McGraner — Career Comparison

Kirk McCaskill
Baby BoomersCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Howard McGraner
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kirk McCaskill built a career as a starting pitcher and Howard McGraner 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 7.11 and 1.526 for Howard McGraner. By the career numbers, Kirk McCaskill had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kirk McCaskill and Howard McGraner

Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.98
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.89
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.26
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.55
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.56
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.53
49.53
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.68
63.68
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
4.12
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.11
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5187
27
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
9
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1748
9.1
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
10.42
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.8
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
3.46
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.32
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.18
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
5.22
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.37
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.965
0.965
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.632
0.632
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.37
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.18
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7405
38.55
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
40.26
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.29
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.42
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
4.56
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
8.05
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.05
8.05
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.21
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.23
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.92
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.526
1.526
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6621
34.46
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
36.47
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.26
40.26

Fielding Stats for Kirk McCaskill and Howard McGraner

Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.98
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.26
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5187
27
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1729
9
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.78
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.38
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.11
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
2.27
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.17
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.095
1.095
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.68
63.68
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kirk McCaskill and Howard McGraner

Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
66.97
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
79.88
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
1.6
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA