Larry Christenson vs. Chad Kimsey — Career Comparison

Larry Christenson
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chad Kimsey
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Christenson 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. Larry Christenson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.79 and WHIP 1.305 compared to 5.07 and 1.594 for Chad Kimsey. By the career numbers, Larry Christenson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Christenson and Chad Kimsey

Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.56
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.5
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.41
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.53
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.46
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.9
53.9
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.28
45.28
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.53
90.53
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.17
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.3
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.79
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
5.07
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4208
27
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1528
27
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1402.2
9
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
509.1
9
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1401
8.99
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
618
10.92
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.64
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.41
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
2.53
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
3.43
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.22
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
5.01
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
2.14
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.838
0.838
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.619
0.619
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.22
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.17
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5861
37.61
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2265
40.02
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.4
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
4.16
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
6.03
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.34
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.3
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.68
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.594
1.594
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5345
34.3
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2061
36.42
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.02
40.02

Fielding Stats for Larry Christenson and Chad Kimsey

Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.56
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.41
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4208
27
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1402.2
9
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.55
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.14
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.15
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.84
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
1.68
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.61
91.61
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.43
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.078
1.078
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.53
90.53
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Christenson and Chad Kimsey

Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
243
288.14
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
227
605.33
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
600
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
225
600
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
427
506.32
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
549.33
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.782
0.782
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
75.89
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
154.67
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
38
45.06
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
109.33
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
15.42
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
24
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.37
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.04
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
16
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
30.83
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
45.33
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
27.51
32.63
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.76
82.03
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
135.18
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
237.33
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
104.35
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
200
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
36.76
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
80
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
54.55
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
69.33
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
78.26
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
133.33
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
18.79
22.28
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.77
87.38
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
28.46
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
42.67
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
223
264.43
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
141.33
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.27
2.27
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
64.03
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.33
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.19
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.37
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.37
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.37
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100