Kirk McCaskill vs. Jay Ritchie — Career Comparison

Kirk McCaskill
Baby BoomersCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jay Ritchie
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kirk McCaskill built a career as a starting pitcher and Jay Ritchie as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jay Ritchie posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.438 compared to 4.12 and 1.416 for Kirk McCaskill. By the career numbers, Jay Ritchie had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kirk McCaskill and Jay Ritchie

Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
1.98
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
5.16
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.26
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.55
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.56
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.4
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.53
49.53
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.68
63.68
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
4.12
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
3.49
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5187
27
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
874
27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
9
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
291.1
9
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1748
9.1
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
9.3
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.8
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.71
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
3.46
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.9
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.18
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.74
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1003
5.22
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
6.55
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.965
0.965
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.37
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.28
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.18
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7405
38.55
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
38.86
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.29
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.79
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
876
4.56
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.08
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.21
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.23
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.92
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.396
1.396
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.356
1.356
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6621
34.46
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1158
35.77
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.86
38.86

Fielding Stats for Kirk McCaskill and Jay Ritchie

Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
1.98
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
5.16
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.26
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5187
27
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
874
27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
9
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
291.1
9
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.78
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.46
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
1.38
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.48
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
2.27
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
2.07
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.17
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.95
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.095
1.095
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.68
63.68
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kirk McCaskill and Jay Ritchie

Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
2708.11
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
600
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
567.57
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
113.51
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
97.3
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.58
25.58
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
145.95
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
23.13
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
8
129.73
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA