Eli Cates vs. Chad Kimsey — Career Comparison

Eli Cates
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chad Kimsey
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Eli Cates 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. Eli Cates posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.53 and WHIP 1.267 compared to 5.07 and 1.594 for Chad Kimsey. By the career numbers, Eli Cates had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eli Cates and Chad Kimsey

Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.5
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.5
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.79
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.63
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.28
45.28
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.55
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.3
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.53
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
5.07
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
27
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1528
27
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
113.2
9
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509.1
9
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
8.87
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
618
10.92
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.41
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.53
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
3.43
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.61
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
2.14
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.572
0.572
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.619
0.619
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.25
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
36.58
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2265
40.02
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.63
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.4
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.64
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
6.03
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.594
1.594
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
33.97
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2061
36.42
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.58
36.58
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.02
40.02

Fielding Stats for Eli Cates and Chad Kimsey

Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.55
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.77
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
27
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.84
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.09
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.36
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.94
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.32
90.32
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.43
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.546
2.546
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Eli Cates and Chad Kimsey

Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
40
338.03
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
605.33
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
600
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
59
498.59
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
549.33
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.782
0.782
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
11
92.96
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
154.67
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
9
76.06
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
109.33
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.33
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
45.33
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
4.3
36.35
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.76
82.03
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
14
118.31
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
237.33
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
18
152.11
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
200
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
80
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
69.33
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
8
67.61
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
133.33
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
4.76
40.26
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.77
87.38
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
42.67
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
118.31
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
53
141.33
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.07
5.07
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.25
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.33
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100