Kirk McCaskill vs. Jim Otten — Career Comparison

Kirk McCaskill
Baby BoomersCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Otten
Baby BoomersMontanaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kirk McCaskill built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Otten as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kirk McCaskill led in home run suppression (HR9+ 126 vs 90), run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 63), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 99 vs 81). Jim Otten held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 98 vs 82). Role difference aside, Kirk McCaskill holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kirk McCaskill and Jim Otten

Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
1.98
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
4.85
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.26
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.55
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.56
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.53
49.53
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.68
63.68
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
4.12
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.46
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5187
27
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
9
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
118.2
9
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1748
9.1
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
11.38
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.38
11.38
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.8
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
3.46
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
5.08
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.18
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.06
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1003
5.22
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
5.69
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.965
0.965
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.197
1.197
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.37
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.18
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7405
38.55
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
41.79
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.29
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.74
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
4.56
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
6.29
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.21
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.23
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
0.92
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.06
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.829
1.829
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6621
34.46
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
35.65
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.369
0.369
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79

Fielding Stats for Kirk McCaskill and Jim Otten

Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
1.98
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
4.85
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.26
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5187
27
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
9
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
118.2
9
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.78
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.38
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.29
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.11
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
2.27
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.37
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.17
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.29
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.095
1.095
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.68
63.68
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kirk McCaskill and Jim Otten

Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
4800
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
525
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
9.59
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.81
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA