Kirk McCaskill vs. Cinders O'Brien — Career Comparison

Kirk McCaskill
Baby BoomersCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cinders O'Brien
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston RedsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Kirk McCaskill built a career as a starting pitcher and Cinders O'Brien as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cinders O'Brien posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.485 compared to 4.12 and 1.416 for Kirk McCaskill. By the career numbers, Cinders O'Brien had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kirk McCaskill and Cinders O'Brien

Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.98
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
1.13
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.26
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
1.05
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.55
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.49
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.56
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.53
49.53
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.58
47.58
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.68
63.68
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.65
92.65
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.16
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.94
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
4.12
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
3.68
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5187
27
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3242
27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
9
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1080.2
9
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1748
9.1
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119
9.32
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.8
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.3
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
3.46
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
4.05
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.18
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
5.22
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
3.31
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.965
0.965
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.37
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.8
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.18
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.62
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7405
38.55
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4898
40.79
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.29
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
4.56
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
6.21
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.21
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.23
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.92
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.485
1.485
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6621
34.46
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4337
36.12
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.79
40.79

Fielding Stats for Kirk McCaskill and Cinders O'Brien

Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.98
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
1.15
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.26
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5187
27
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3270
27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
9
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1090
9
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.78
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.5
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
1.38
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.89
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
2.27
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
2.58
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
2.17
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.39
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.95
92.95
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.095
1.095
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.086
2.086
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.68
63.68
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kirk McCaskill and Cinders O'Brien

Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
167.33
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
600
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
473
565.34
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
119.52
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
113.55
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.78
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.98
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.83
34.46
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
126.69
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
154.18
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
68.13
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
51.39
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
119.52
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.51
40.05
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.59
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
31.08
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
62
74.1
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.1
8.1
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.37
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.37
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100