Henry Kimbro vs. Rafael Palmeiro — Career Comparison

Henry Kimbro
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IICenter FielderAll-Star
Rafael Palmeiro
Baby BoomersCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanTexas RangersAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Henry Kimbro and Rafael Palmeiro are closely matched on the surface stats. Rafael Palmeiro posted stronger numbers in OPS (.894 vs .825) and slugging (.515 vs .433). Henry Kimbro had the advantage in on-base percentage (.392 vs .380). By the career numbers, Rafael Palmeiro had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Henry Kimbro and Rafael Palmeiro

Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
573
132.43
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2831
141.01
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
2596
600
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12046
600
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
2234
516.33
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10472
521.6
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Rafael Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.855
0.855
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.891
0.891
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
667
154.16
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3020
150.42
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
479
110.71
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1828
91.05
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
107
24.73
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
585
29.14
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
11.56
Rafael Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
38
1.89
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
31
7.16
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
569
28.34
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
188
43.45
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192
59.37
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
423.94
97.98
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2010.82
100.16
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
967
223.5
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5388
268.37
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1008
232.97
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4460
222.15
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Rafael Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.824
0.824
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.885
0.885
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.881
0.881
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.897
0.897
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Rafael Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
492
113.71
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1663
82.83
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
261
60.32
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1835
91.4
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
722
166.87
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2929
145.89
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
444.42
102.72
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2004.32
99.83
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
5.55
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
4.33
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
317
73.27
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1353
67.39
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.23
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
8.57
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.54
Rafael Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
1348
67.14
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
236
Rafael Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
8.94
8.94
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.82
28.82
Rafael Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
4.85
Rafael Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
15
0.75
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
5.93
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.23
Rafael Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
232
11.56
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
17.33
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
4.83
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.46
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
1.99
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
17.8
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
6.82
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.4
97.4
Rafael Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
70.8
70.8

Fielding Stats for Henry Kimbro and Rafael Palmeiro

Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.07
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2351
1.05
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
1.07
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2290
1.02
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
14496
27
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60666
27
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4832
9
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20222
9
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1146
2.13
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18128
8.07
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.11
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1596
0.71
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.1
Rafael Palmeiro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.05
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
2.34
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19844
8.83
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1204
2.24
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19724
8.78
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.71
95.71
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.4
99.4
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.101
2.101
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Henry Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.83
99.83
Rafael Palmeiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.41
97.41
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.01
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1785
0.79
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Palmeiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Palmeiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Palmeiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Palmeiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0