Roy Campanella vs. Henry Kimbro — Career Comparison

Roy Campanella
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameCatcherMVPAll-Star
Henry Kimbro
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IICenter FielderAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Roy Campanella and Henry Kimbro are closely matched on the surface stats. Roy Campanella posted stronger numbers in OPS (.862 vs .825) and slugging (.496 vs .433). Henry Kimbro had the advantage in on-base percentage (.392 vs .366). By the career numbers, Roy Campanella had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Roy Campanella and Henry Kimbro

Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1455
151.77
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
573
132.43
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5752
600
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
2596
600
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5050
526.77
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
2234
516.33
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.855
0.855
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1427
148.85
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
667
154.16
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
900
93.88
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
479
110.71
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
24.51
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
24.73
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PA
32
3.34
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
11.56
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
27.12
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
31
7.16
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
527
54.97
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
188
43.45
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
892.4
93.09
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
423.94
97.98
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2506
261.4
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
967
223.5
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2072
216.13
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1008
232.97
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.824
0.824
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.842
0.842
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.881
0.881
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
787
82.09
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
492
113.71
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1015
105.88
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
261
60.32
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1542
160.85
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
722
166.87
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
908.55
94.77
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
444.42
102.72
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
3.86
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
5.55
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
608
63.42
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
317
73.27
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
3.34
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.23
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PA
514
53.62
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.54
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PA
11.19
11.19
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
236
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PA
1.18
1.18
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.82
28.82
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
4.07
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
4.85
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
1.88
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PA
147
15.33
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.23
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PA
39
4.07
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
17.33
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
1.77
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.46
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PA
56
5.84
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
17.8
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PA
69.64
69.64
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.4
97.4

Fielding Stats for Roy Campanella and Henry Kimbro

Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1419
2.23
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
1.07
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
651
1.02
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
1.07
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17207
27
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
14496
27
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5735.2
9
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4832
9
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7570
11.88
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1146
2.13
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
695
1.09
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.11
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.18
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.1
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8377
13.14
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
2.34
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8265
12.97
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1204
2.24
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.66
98.66
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.71
95.71
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.825
5.825
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.101
2.101
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.88
45.88
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.83
99.83
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.14
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.01
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.12
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.15
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.23
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.13
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Roy Campanella and Henry Kimbro

Roy Campanella
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.17
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.17
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.59
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.59
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.28
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
27
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15.1
9
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
7.63
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.59
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.52
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
9.39
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.435
1.435
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.59
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
39.33
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
43.2
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
7.04
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.17
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
34.04
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
36
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.33
39.33
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2