Ken Ash vs. Mike Mimbs — Career Comparison

Ken Ash
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Mimbs
Gen XGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Mimbs built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Ash as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Ash posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.96 and WHIP 1.469 compared to 5.03 and 1.591 for Mike Mimbs. By the career numbers, Ken Ash had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Ash and Mike Mimbs

Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.07
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
2.48
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.73
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.26
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.41
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.45
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.65
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.71
38.71
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.68
50.68
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
4.96
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
5.03
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
794
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264.2
9
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
9.93
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
9.32
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.99
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.29
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
4.86
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.62
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
6.05
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.213
1.213
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.68
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
689
38.44
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1197
40.7
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.84
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
6.08
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
5.54
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.95
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.576
1.576
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
34.81
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1016
34.55
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.7
40.7

Fielding Stats for Ken Ash and Mike Mimbs

Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.48
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.26
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
794
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264.2
9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.31
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.33
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.77
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.63
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.96
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.857
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.658
0.658
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.68
50.68
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Ash and Mike Mimbs

Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
725
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
547.5
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
575
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
525
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
75
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
67.5
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
60
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
12.92
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.08
8.11
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
75
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
67.5
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.5
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
50
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
37.5
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.09
-1.12
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.99
-7.4
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
24
180
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
75
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA