Kirk McCaskill vs. Ken Ryan — Career Comparison

Kirk McCaskill
Baby BoomersCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Ryan
Gen XRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kirk McCaskill built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Ryan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Ryan led in home run suppression (HR9+ 354 vs 126), run prevention (ERA+ 162 vs 98), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 130 vs 98). Kirk McCaskill held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 99 vs 93). Role difference aside, Ken Ryan holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kirk McCaskill and Ken Ryan

Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
1.98
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
7.56
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.26
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.55
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.56
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.5
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.53
49.53
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.68
63.68
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.95
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
4.12
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.91
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5187
27
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
9
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
285.2
9
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1748
9.1
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
8.38
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.38
8.38
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.8
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.66
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
3.46
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
5.17
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.18
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.82
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1003
5.22
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
7.09
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.09
7.09
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.965
0.965
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.362
1.362
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.37
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.47
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.18
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7405
38.55
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1265
39.85
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.29
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.94
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
876
4.56
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
4.41
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.21
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.57
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.23
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.92
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.85
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.505
1.505
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6621
34.46
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065
33.55
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.85
39.85

Fielding Stats for Kirk McCaskill and Ken Ryan

Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
1.98
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
7.56
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.26
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5187
27
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
9
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
285.2
9
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.78
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.66
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.38
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.01
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.11
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
2.27
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.73
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.17
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.67
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.19
95.19
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.36
96.36
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.095
1.095
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.221
0.221
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.68
63.68
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kirk McCaskill and Ken Ryan

Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
240
16000
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
533.33
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
7.45
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.13
-8.35
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
266.67
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA