Joe Callahan vs. Chad Kimsey — Career Comparison

Joe Callahan
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chad Kimsey
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Callahan 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. Chad Kimsey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.07 and WHIP 1.594 compared to 6.4 and 1.639 for Joe Callahan. By the career numbers, Chad Kimsey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Callahan and Chad Kimsey

Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.78
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.5
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.84
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.28
45.28
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.3
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
6.4
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
5.07
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
27
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1528
27
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.1
9
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509.1
9
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
10.3
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
618
10.92
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.3
10.3
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.41
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4.45
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.43
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.06
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
2.14
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.619
0.619
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.25
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
40.36
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2265
40.02
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.84
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.4
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
6.4
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
6.03
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.639
1.639
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.594
1.594
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
35.63
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2061
36.42
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.36
40.36
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.02
40.02

Fielding Stats for Joe Callahan and Chad Kimsey

Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.43
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.2
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Callahan and Chad Kimsey

Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
605.33
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
600
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
549.33
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.782
0.782
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
154.67
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
109.33
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
45.33
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.72
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.76
82.03
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
237.33
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
200
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
80
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
69.33
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
133.33
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.65
-39.17
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.77
87.38
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
42.67
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
360
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
141.33
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100