Bill Force vs. Chad Kimsey — Career Comparison

Bill Force
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chad Kimsey
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Force 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. Bill Force posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.332 compared to 5.07 and 1.594 for Chad Kimsey. By the career numbers, Bill Force had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Force and Chad Kimsey

Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
1.68
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.5
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.96
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.52
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.44
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.28
45.28
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.47
57.47
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.53
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.3
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
4.44
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
5.07
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2804
27
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1528
27
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
934.2
9
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
509.1
9
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
9.24
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
618
10.92
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.59
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.41
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
2.74
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
3.43
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
4.22
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
2.14
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.774
0.774
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.619
0.619
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.12
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.35
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3724
35.86
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2265
40.02
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.51
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.4
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
5.53
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
6.03
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.18
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.52
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.594
1.594
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3280
31.58
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2061
36.42
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.86
35.86
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.02
40.02

Fielding Stats for Bill Force and Chad Kimsey

Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.84
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.02
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2920
27
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
973.1
9
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.46
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
2.03
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.25
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.74
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
2.49
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.88
90.88
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.43
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.28
55.28
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Force and Chad Kimsey

Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
218
266.4
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
605.33
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
491
600
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
225
600
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
518.13
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
549.33
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.782
0.782
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
114.87
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
154.67
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
84.32
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
109.33
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
15.89
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
24
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.33
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.33
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.33
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
16
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
30.55
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
45.33
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44.4
54.26
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30.76
82.03
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
167.41
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
237.33
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
167.41
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
200
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
0.617
0.617
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
0.555
0.555
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
65.99
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
80
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
50.1
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
69.33
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
108.76
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
133.33
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48.45
59.21
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32.77
87.38
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.67
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
48.88
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
16
42.67
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.89
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
53
141.33
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122.75
122.75
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
29.33
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.33
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.67
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.67
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100