Hal Kime vs. Shane Reynolds — Career Comparison

Hal Kime
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Shane Reynolds
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Shane Reynolds built a career as a starting pitcher and Hal Kime as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hal Kime posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.57 and WHIP 1.571 compared to 4.09 and 1.332 for Shane Reynolds. By the career numbers, Hal Kime had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hal Kime and Shane Reynolds

Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.14
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.53
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.4
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.57
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.48
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.29
54.29
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.15
91.15
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
814
4.09
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5375
27
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1791.2
9
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
11.57
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1935
9.72
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.72
9.72
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.96
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
2.1
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.17
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1403
7.05
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.05
7.05
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.017
1.017
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.19
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
38.57
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7610
38.23
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
895
4.5
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.43
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.2
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.76
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.571
1.571
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
34.71
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7026
35.29
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.321
0.321
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.57
38.57
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.23
38.23

Fielding Stats for Hal Kime and Shane Reynolds

Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.53
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.4
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5375
27
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1791.2
9
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.61
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.44
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.09
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
2.05
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.84
97.84
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.15
91.15
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.12
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hal Kime and Shane Reynolds

Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
278.18
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
660
600
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
546
496.36
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
70
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
51.82
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.64
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.55
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
18.18
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.29
17.54
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
97.27
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
84.55
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
30.91
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
39.09
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
65.45
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.15
6.5
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.82
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.73
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
224.55
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
88.18
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.36
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA