Jose Fernandez vs. Chad Kimsey — Career Comparison

Jose Fernandez
MillenialCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanMiami MarlinsNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star
Chad Kimsey
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jose Fernandez 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. Jose Fernandez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.58 and WHIP 1.080 compared to 5.07 and 1.594 for Chad Kimsey. By the career numbers, Jose Fernandez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Fernandez and Chad Kimsey

Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.45
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.5
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.45
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.73
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.32
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.09
69.09
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.28
45.28
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.3
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
2.58
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
5.07
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1414
27
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1528
27
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
471.1
9
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509.1
9
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
6.82
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
618
10.92
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.59
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.41
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.67
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
3.43
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.23
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
11.25
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
2.14
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.25
11.25
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.619
0.619
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.31
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.25
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.25
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1888
36.05
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2265
40.02
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.4
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.86
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
6.03
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.25
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.59
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.055
1.055
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.594
1.594
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1712
32.69
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2061
36.42
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.05
36.05
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.02
40.02

Fielding Stats for Jose Fernandez and Chad Kimsey

Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.45
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.45
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1414
27
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471.1
9
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.69
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.65
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.39
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.34
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.89
95.89
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.43
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.95
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Fernandez and Chad Kimsey

Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
77
290.57
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
605.33
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
159
600
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
600
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
136
513.21
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
549.33
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.782
0.782
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
29
109.43
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
154.67
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
22
83.02
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
109.33
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.55
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
26.42
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
45.33
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
8.69
32.8
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.76
82.03
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
41
154.72
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
237.33
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
30
113.21
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
200
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.519
0.519
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
41.51
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
80
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
14
52.83
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
69.33
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
23
86.79
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
133.33
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
8.56
32.29
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.77
87.38
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
42.67
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
162.26
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
141.33
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.7
3.7
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.33
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.32
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100