Elden Auker vs. Chad Kimsey — Career Comparison

Elden Auker
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chad Kimsey
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Elden Auker built a career as a starting pitcher and Chad Kimsey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Elden Auker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.42 and WHIP 1.495 compared to 5.07 and 1.594 for Chad Kimsey. By the career numbers, Elden Auker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elden Auker and Chad Kimsey

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
1.53
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.5
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.2
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.6
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.46
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.28
56.28
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.28
45.28
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.38
78.38
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.58
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.3
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
964
4.42
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
5.07
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5890
27
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1528
27
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1963.1
9
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
509.1
9
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2230
10.22
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
618
10.92
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.22
10.22
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.59
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.41
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
706
3.24
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
3.43
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
2.72
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
2.14
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.662
0.662
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.619
0.619
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8688
39.83
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2265
40.02
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.18
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.4
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
5.07
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
6.03
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.495
1.495
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.594
1.594
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7944
36.42
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2061
36.42
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.83
39.83
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.02
40.02

Fielding Stats for Elden Auker and Chad Kimsey

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.67
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.43
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.742
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Elden Auker and Chad Kimsey

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
356
272.45
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
227
605.33
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
784
600
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
225
600
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
700
535.71
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
549.33
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.782
0.782
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
100.26
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
154.67
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
77.3
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
109.33
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
11.48
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
24
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.89
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.33
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.59
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
16
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
22.96
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
45.33
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.05
35.24
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30.76
82.03
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
139.29
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
237.33
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
133.16
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
200
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
55.87
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
80
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
55.1
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
69.33
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
106.38
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
133.33
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44.57
34.11
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32.77
87.38
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.53
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
31.38
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
42.67
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
232
177.55
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
141.33
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.38
3.38
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
31.38
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.33
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.53
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.53
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.53
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100