Jim Kern vs. Al Sima — Career Comparison

Jim Kern
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Al Sima
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Sima built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Kern as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Kern posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.32 and WHIP 1.481 compared to 4.61 and 1.539 for Al Sima. By the career numbers, Jim Kern had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Kern and Al Sima

Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.72
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
2.92
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.16
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.87
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.6
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.65
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.61
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.18
48.18
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.38
34.38
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
3.32
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
4.61
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2380
27
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
926
27
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
793.1
9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
308.2
9
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
7.6
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
10
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.4
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.9
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
5.04
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
3.85
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.69
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
7.39
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
3.24
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.787
0.787
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.54
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3422
38.82
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1376
40.12
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.88
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.87
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
3.77
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
5.45
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.81
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.36
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.84
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2846
32.29
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
36.16
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Jim Kern and Al Sima

Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
4.72
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
10.42
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.16
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.83
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2380
27
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
27
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
793.1
9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.1
9
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.3
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.42
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.18
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.97
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.57
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
1.79
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.15
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Kern and Al Sima

Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
24960
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
100
645.16
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
529.03
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
58.06
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.72
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
13.32
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
83.87
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.26
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.66
-39.83
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.52
-9.83
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
420
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
283.87
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
1.43
1.43
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.11
2.11
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.61
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0