Ted Kimbro vs. Brent Rooker — Career Comparison

Ted Kimbro
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueThird Baseman
Brent Rooker
MillenialTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAthleticsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterSilver SluggerAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Ted Kimbro and Brent Rooker are closely matched on the surface stats. Brent Rooker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.832 vs .758) and slugging (.493 vs .397). Ted Kimbro had the advantage in on-base percentage (.360 vs .339). By the career numbers, Brent Rooker had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ted Kimbro and Brent Rooker

Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
78
141.39
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
525
149.43
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
331
600
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2108
600
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
292
529.31
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1875
533.68
Ted Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Brent Rooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.793
0.793
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.838
0.838
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
155.89
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
486
138.33
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
116.01
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272
77.42
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
29
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
28.18
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.25
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
1.71
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.63
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
31.02
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
22
39.88
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
60.91
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
45.58
82.62
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
317.66
90.42
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
116
210.27
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
924
263
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
210.27
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
201.8
Ted Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Brent Rooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.758
0.758
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.829
0.829
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.752
0.752
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
83.38
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
75.43
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
46
83.38
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
83.4
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
163.14
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
449
127.8
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49.62
89.94
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311.36
88.62
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.63
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
9.11
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
28
50.76
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
54.36
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.56
Ted Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brent Rooker
Career
Per 600 PA
590
167.93
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
3.57
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Ted Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.31
Brent Rooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.85
Ted Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brent Rooker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
9.11
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.31
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
5.98
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.14
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.31
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
7.12
Ted Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Brent Rooker
Career
Per 600 PA
84
84

Fielding Stats for Ted Kimbro and Brent Rooker

Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.04
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.26
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.13
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2020
27
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3435
27
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
673.1
9
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145
9
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
1.56
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
2.05
Ted Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.11
Brent Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.37
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Ted Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
4.05
Brent Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
2.16
Ted Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
3.68
Brent Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
2.11
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.76
90.76
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.82
97.82
Ted Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.526
3.526
Brent Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.681
1.681
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Ted Kimbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Brent Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kimbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0