Dock Ellis vs. Chad Kimsey — Career Comparison

Dock Ellis
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Chad Kimsey
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dock Ellis 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. Dock Ellis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.319 compared to 5.07 and 1.594 for Chad Kimsey. By the career numbers, Dock Ellis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dock Ellis and Chad Kimsey

Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.46
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.5
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.34
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.58
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.5
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.28
45.28
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.88
91.88
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.3
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.3
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
3.46
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
5.07
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6383
27
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1528
27
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.2
9
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
509.1
9
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2067
8.74
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
618
10.92
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.59
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.41
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
2.85
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
3.43
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.28
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1136
4.81
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
2.14
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.851
0.851
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.619
0.619
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.19
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.19
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8978
37.98
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2265
40.02
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.4
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
958
4.05
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
6.03
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.29
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.26
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.42
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.594
1.594
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8129
34.39
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2061
36.42
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.02
40.02

Fielding Stats for Dock Ellis and Chad Kimsey

Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
1.46
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.34
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6385
27
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2128.1
9
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.73
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.21
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
2.04
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
1.95
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.43
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.88
91.88
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dock Ellis and Chad Kimsey

Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
388
415.71
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
227
605.33
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
600
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
225
600
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
523.93
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
549.33
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.782
0.782
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
69.64
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
154.67
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
65.36
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
109.33
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.29
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.29
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
45.33
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
12.53
13.42
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.76
82.03
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
69
73.93
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
237.33
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
98.57
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
200
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
45
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
80
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
23
24.64
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
69.33
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
69.64
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
133.33
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.92
4.2
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.77
87.38
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.93
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
42.67
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
201
215.36
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
141.33
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.79
2.79
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
47.14
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.33
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.21
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.29
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.29
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100