Larry Kimbrough vs. Gary Wayne — Career Comparison

Larry Kimbrough
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows UnknownBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Gary Wayne
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Kimbrough built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Wayne as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gary Wayne posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.442 compared to 5.81 and 1.671 for Larry Kimbrough. By the career numbers, Gary Wayne had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Kimbrough and Gary Wayne

Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.39
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.85
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.5
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.85
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.5
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.81
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.93
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
27
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.2
9
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
10.42
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
8.54
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.61
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.75
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.91
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
5.91
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.073
1.073
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
39.82
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
39.36
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.03
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.63
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
7.35
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.51
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.35
7.35
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.65
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.83
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
34.52
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944
34.03
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.82
39.82
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Larry Kimbrough and Gary Wayne

Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.3
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.96
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
27
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
9
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.77
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.82
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.48
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.97
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.77
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.59
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.69
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Kimbrough and Gary Wayne

Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 600 PA
27
376.74
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
69300
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
558.14
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
125.58
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
97.67
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.6
50.3
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
153.49
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
167.44
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.554
0.554
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.516
0.516
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
111.63
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
55.81
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
167.44
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.86
53.9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA