Nino Espinosa vs. Sam Kimber — Career Comparison

Nino Espinosa
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Kimber
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn BridegroomsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Nino Espinosa built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam Kimber as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sam Kimber posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.235 compared to 4.17 and 1.398 for Nino Espinosa. By the career numbers, Sam Kimber had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nino Espinosa and Sam Kimber

Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.54
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.02
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.38
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.02
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.48
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.44
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.6
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.51
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.02
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
4.17
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
3.97
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2461
27
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1108
27
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
820.1
9
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
369.1
9
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
865
9.49
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
9.24
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.93
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
2.76
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.88
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
3.71
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
3.07
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.719
0.719
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.29
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.37
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3476
38.14
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1604
39.09
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
4.54
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
6.17
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.38
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.75
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.362
1.362
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3151
34.57
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1512
36.84
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.09
39.09

Fielding Stats for Nino Espinosa and Sam Kimber

Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.54
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.02
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.38
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2461
27
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1107
27
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
820.1
9
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
9
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.56
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.8
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.42
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.78
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.76
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
2.02
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.34
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.97
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.59
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.37
77.37
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.524
2.524
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nino Espinosa and Sam Kimber

Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
295.89
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
42
162.58
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
600
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
155
600
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
258
530.14
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
561.29
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
90.41
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
21
81.29
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
76.03
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
18
69.68
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.87
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.74
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.61
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.93
18.34
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.59
21.64
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
104.79
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
26
100.65
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
108.9
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
120
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
30.82
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
54.19
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
39.04
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
69.86
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
14
54.19
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.35
13.04
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.38
16.96
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.87
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
9
18.49
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
34.84
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
78
160.27
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.74
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
3.74
3.74
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.5
77.5
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
51.37
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.27
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA