How Chad Kimsey's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Chad Kimsey posted a career ERA of 5.07, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest ERA season came in 1932, posting 3.83, below the relief pitcher average of 4.69 that year. The highest point came in 1930 at 6.35, near the relief pitcher average of 5.84 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.83 in 1932 to 5.53 in 1933 and 4.85 in 1936. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well below league norms across 6 seasons.

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Chad Kimsey ERA Per Season

Chad Kimsey's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Chad Kimsey ERA per season line chart

Chad Kimsey ERA by Team

Chad Kimsey's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
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Chad Kimsey ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Chad Kimsey's career ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Chad Kimsey ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Chad Kimsey ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Chad Kimsey's seasonal ERA alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Chad Kimsey ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Chad Kimsey ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Chad Kimsey's MLB career with ERA alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Chad Kimsey ERA season-by-season breakdown table