Scott Elarton vs. Chad Kimsey — Career Comparison

Scott Elarton
Gen XColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chad Kimsey
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Scott Elarton 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 5.29 and 1.444 for Scott Elarton. By the career numbers, Chad Kimsey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Elarton and Chad Kimsey

Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.96
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.5
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.44
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.47
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.52
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.86
47.86
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.28
45.28
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.28
73.28
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.3
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
626
5.29
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
5.07
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3196
27
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1528
27
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1065.1
9
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
509.1
9
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
9.35
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
618
10.92
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
1.62
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.41
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
3.53
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.43
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
5.9
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
2.14
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.619
0.619
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.33
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.25
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.34
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4681
39.55
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2265
40.02
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.16
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.4
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
675
5.7
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
6.03
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.28
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.34
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.6
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.432
1.432
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.594
1.594
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4150
35.06
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2061
36.42
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.55
39.55
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.02
40.02

Fielding Stats for Scott Elarton and Chad Kimsey

Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.96
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.44
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3196
27
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1065.1
9
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.45
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.91
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.4
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.36
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.99
96.99
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.43
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.694
0.694
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.95
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.28
73.28
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Elarton and Chad Kimsey

Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
688.67
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
227
605.33
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
203
600
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
600
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
166
490.64
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
549.33
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.782
0.782
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
23
67.98
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
154.67
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
20
59.11
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
109.33
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.87
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.87
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
45.33
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
4.3
12.7
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.76
82.03
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
26
76.85
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
237.33
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
33
97.54
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
200
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
38.42
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
80
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.87
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
69.33
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
16
47.29
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
133.33
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
1.84
5.43
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.77
87.38
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.78
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.78
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
42.67
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
53
156.65
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
141.33
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.83
3.83
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
79.8
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.33
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.82
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100