Bill Forman vs. Chad Kimsey — Career Comparison

Bill Forman
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chad Kimsey
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Forman 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 5.4 and 1.371 for Bill Forman. By the career numbers, Chad Kimsey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Forman and Chad Kimsey

Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.31
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.5
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.54
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.28
45.28
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.77
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.3
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.4
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
5.07
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1528
27
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509.1
9
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.94
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
618
10.92
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.94
6.94
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.41
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.4
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.43
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
2.14
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.771
0.771
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.619
0.619
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.25
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
38.57
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2265
40.02
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.4
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.94
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
6.03
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.594
1.594
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
31.63
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2061
36.42
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.02
40.02

Fielding Stats for Bill Forman and Chad Kimsey

Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
27
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
9
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.25
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.25
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.43
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Forman and Chad Kimsey

Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
605.33
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
600
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
549.33
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.782
0.782
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
154.67
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
109.33
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
45.33
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
99.33
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30.76
82.03
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
237.33
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
200
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.768
0.768
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
80
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
69.33
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
133.33
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
112.5
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32.77
87.38
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
42.67
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
141.33
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100