Mike Farmer vs. Chad Kimsey — Career Comparison

Mike Farmer
Gen XIndianaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chad Kimsey
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Farmer 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 7.71 and 1.607 for Mike Farmer. By the career numbers, Chad Kimsey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Farmer and Chad Kimsey

Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.25
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.5
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.28
45.28
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.3
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
7.71
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
5.07
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.96
6.96
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1528
27
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509.1
9
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
10.29
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
618
10.92
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.29
10.29
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.57
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.41
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.18
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.43
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.14
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
2.14
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.619
0.619
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.25
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
40.82
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2265
40.02
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.4
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
8.04
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
6.03
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.04
8.04
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.607
1.607
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.594
1.594
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
36
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2061
36.42
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.82
40.82
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.02
40.02

Fielding Stats for Mike Farmer and Chad Kimsey

Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.25
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
27
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
9
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.96
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.43
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.571
0.571
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.95
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Farmer and Chad Kimsey

Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
605.33
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
600
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
549.33
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.782
0.782
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
154.67
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
109.33
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
45.33
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30.76
82.03
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
237.33
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
200
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.768
0.768
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
80
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
69.33
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
133.33
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32.77
87.38
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
42.67
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
53
141.33
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100