Kirk McCaskill vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Kirk McCaskill
Baby BoomersCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Kirk McCaskill built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Strahm as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Strahm led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 143 vs 99), run prevention (ERA+ 135 vs 98), and strikeout rate (K%+ 117 vs 82). Kirk McCaskill held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 126 vs 108). Role difference aside, Matt Strahm holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kirk McCaskill and Matt Strahm

Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
1.98
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.26
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.55
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.56
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.53
49.53
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.68
63.68
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
4.12
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5187
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1748
9.1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.8
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
3.46
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.18
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1003
5.22
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.965
0.965
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.37
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.18
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7405
38.55
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.29
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
876
4.56
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.21
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.23
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.92
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.396
1.396
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6621
34.46
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Kirk McCaskill and Matt Strahm

Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
1.98
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.26
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5187
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.78
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.43
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.38
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.64
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.11
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
2.27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.17
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.17
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.095
1.095
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.68
63.68
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kirk McCaskill and Matt Strahm

Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
381
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
600
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
497.14
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.19
2.19
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA