Bill Fischer vs. Sam Kimber — Career Comparison

Bill Fischer
Silent GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Kimber
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn BridegroomsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Bill Fischer 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 4.34 and 1.413 for Bill Fischer. By the career numbers, Sam Kimber had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Fischer and Sam Kimber

Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.04
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.02
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.84
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.02
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.49
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.44
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.63
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.51
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.69
43.69
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.76
27.76
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.17
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.02
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
4.34
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
3.97
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2494
27
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1108
27
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
831.1
9
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
369.1
9
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
936
10.13
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
9.24
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.93
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
2.27
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.88
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.39
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
3.07
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.629
0.629
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.22
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.29
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.37
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3563
38.57
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1604
39.09
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.03
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
4.75
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
6.17
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3341
36.17
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1512
36.84
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.09
39.09

Fielding Stats for Bill Fischer and Sam Kimber

Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.04
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.02
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.84
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2493
27
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1107
27
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
831
9
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
9
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.7
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.8
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.74
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.78
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.76
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
2.48
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.34
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
2.45
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.59
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.37
77.37
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.524
2.524
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.76
27.76
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Fischer and Sam Kimber

Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
281
714.41
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
42
162.58
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
600
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
155
600
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
505.93
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
561.29
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.64
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
81.29
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
58.47
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
69.68
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.63
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.87
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.74
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.54
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
10.17
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.61
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.56
16.69
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.59
21.64
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
83.9
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
100.65
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
104.24
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
120
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
20.34
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
54.19
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
30.51
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
48.31
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
54.19
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.6
9.16
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.38
16.96
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.08
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.87
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
30.51
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
34.84
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
46
116.95
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.74
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
5.13
5.13
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.5
77.5
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
53.39
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.08
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.63
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA