Kirk McCaskill vs. Mariano Rivera — Career Comparison

Kirk McCaskill
Baby BoomersCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mariano Rivera
Gen XPanamaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

Kirk McCaskill built a career as a starting pitcher and Mariano Rivera as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mariano Rivera led in run prevention (ERA+ 177 vs 98), home run suppression (HR9+ 195 vs 126), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 165 vs 99). Role difference aside, Mariano Rivera holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kirk McCaskill and Mariano Rivera

Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
1.98
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
7.82
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.26
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.55
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.57
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.56
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.42
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.53
49.53
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.75
57.75
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.68
63.68
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
652
4.57
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
4.12
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
2.21
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5187
27
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
9
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1748
9.1
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
998
7
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.8
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
3.46
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
2.01
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.18
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.29
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1003
5.22
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
8.22
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.965
0.965
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.37
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.18
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.32
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7405
38.55
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5103
35.78
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.29
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
6.67
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
876
4.56
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.38
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.21
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.18
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.23
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.18
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.92
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.62
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.396
1.396
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6621
34.46
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4720
33.09
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.78
35.78

Fielding Stats for Kirk McCaskill and Mariano Rivera

Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
1.98
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
7.82
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.26
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5187
27
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
9
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.78
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.77
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
1.38
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.81
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.11
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
2.27
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
2.62
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
2.17
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
2.58
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.19
95.19
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.4
98.4
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.095
1.095
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.68
63.68
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kirk McCaskill and Mariano Rivera

Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
12
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
381
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1115
167250
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
5.31
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
1.04
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA