Richard Cannon vs. Chad Kimsey — Career Comparison

Richard Cannon
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chad Kimsey
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Richard Cannon 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 7.34 and 1.911 for Richard Cannon. By the career numbers, Chad Kimsey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Richard Cannon and Chad Kimsey

Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.91
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.5
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.29
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.55
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.28
45.28
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.74
67.74
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.3
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
7.34
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
5.07
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.34
7.34
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
27
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1528
27
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509.1
9
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
11.59
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
10.92
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.59
11.59
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.92
10.92
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.41
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
5.61
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.43
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
4.25
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
2.14
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.096
1.096
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.619
0.619
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.25
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.68
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
43.4
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2265
40.02
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.4
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
8.26
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
6.03
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.26
8.26
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.36
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.11
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.911
1.911
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.594
1.594
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
35.75
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2061
36.42
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.359
0.359
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.4
43.4
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.02
40.02

Fielding Stats for Richard Cannon and Chad Kimsey

Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.91
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.29
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
27
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146.1
9
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.21
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.4
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.28
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.43
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.194
1.194
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.74
67.74
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Richard Cannon and Chad Kimsey

Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
31
344.44
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
605.33
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
54
600
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
600
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
48
533.33
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
549.33
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.782
0.782
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
77.78
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
154.67
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
55.56
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
109.33
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.22
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.22
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
45.33
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
21.03
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.76
82.03
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
9
100
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
237.33
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
10
111.11
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
200
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.33
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
80
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
69.33
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
44.44
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
133.33
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
1.37
15.26
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.77
87.38
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.33
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
42.67
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
53
141.33
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.33
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100