Chris Flexen vs. Chad Kimsey — Career Comparison

Chris Flexen
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chad Kimsey
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Flexen 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. Chris Flexen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.83 and WHIP 1.481 compared to 5.07 and 1.594 for Chad Kimsey. By the career numbers, Chris Flexen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Flexen and Chad Kimsey

Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
2.27
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.5
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.45
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.46
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.65
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.18
41.18
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.28
45.28
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.79
63.79
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.3
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
4.83
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
5.07
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
27
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1528
27
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
691.1
9
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
509.1
9
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
759
9.88
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
618
10.92
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.88
9.88
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.38
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.41
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
3.36
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
3.43
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
6.35
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
2.14
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.079
1.079
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.619
0.619
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.25
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.2
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3025
39.38
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2265
40.02
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.51
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.4
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
5.18
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
6.03
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.77
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.594
1.594
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2720
35.41
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2061
36.42
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.38
39.38
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.02
40.02

Fielding Stats for Chris Flexen and Chad Kimsey

Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
2.27
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.45
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
27
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
691.1
9
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.65
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.07
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.74
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.51
98.51
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.43
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.759
0.759
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.95
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.79
63.79
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Flexen and Chad Kimsey

Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
174
5494.74
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227
605.33
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
600
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
568.42
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
549.33
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.782
0.782
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
154.67
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
109.33
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
24
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
45.33
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
20.65
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.76
82.03
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
126.32
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
237.33
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
200
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
80
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
69.33
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
133.33
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
11.09
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.77
87.38
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
42.67
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
141.33
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.33
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100