Butch Edge vs. Chad Kimsey — Career Comparison

Butch Edge
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chad Kimsey
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Butch Edge 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 5.23 and 1.645 for Butch Edge. By the career numbers, Chad Kimsey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Butch Edge and Chad Kimsey

Butch Edge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Butch Edge
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.57
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.5
Butch Edge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.57
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Butch Edge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Butch Edge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.7
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Butch Edge
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.28
45.28
Butch Edge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Butch Edge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Butch Edge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Edge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.3
Butch Edge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.23
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
5.07
Butch Edge
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Butch Edge
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Butch Edge
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Butch Edge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Butch Edge
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1528
27
Butch Edge
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509.1
9
Butch Edge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
10.45
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
618
10.92
Butch Edge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.45
10.45
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Butch Edge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.41
Butch Edge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Butch Edge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Butch Edge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.18
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.43
Butch Edge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Butch Edge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Butch Edge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
2.14
Butch Edge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Butch Edge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Butch Edge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.832
0.832
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.619
0.619
Butch Edge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.7
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.25
Butch Edge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Butch Edge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Butch Edge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
41.81
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2265
40.02
Butch Edge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.4
Butch Edge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.57
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
6.03
Butch Edge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Butch Edge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Butch Edge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Butch Edge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Edge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.626
1.626
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.594
1.594
Butch Edge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
36.93
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2061
36.42
Butch Edge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Butch Edge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Butch Edge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.81
41.81
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.02
40.02

Fielding Stats for Butch Edge and Chad Kimsey

Butch Edge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Butch Edge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.57
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
Butch Edge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.57
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Butch Edge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
27
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Butch Edge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.2
9
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Butch Edge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Butch Edge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
Butch Edge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Butch Edge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
Butch Edge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
Butch Edge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.43
Butch Edge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.95
Butch Edge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Butch Edge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Butch Edge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Butch Edge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Butch Edge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Butch Edge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Butch Edge and Chad Kimsey

Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
605.33
Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
600
Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
549.33
Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.782
0.782
Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
154.67
Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
109.33
Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24
Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16
Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
45.33
Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.76
82.03
Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
237.33
Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
200
Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
80
Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
69.33
Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
133.33
Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.77
87.38
Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
42.67
Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Edge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
53
141.33
Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Butch Edge
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100