Chad Kimsey vs. Walt Masterson — Career Comparison

Chad Kimsey
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Walt Masterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Walt Masterson built a career as a starting pitcher and Chad Kimsey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Walt Masterson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.15 and WHIP 1.515 compared to 5.07 and 1.594 for Chad Kimsey. By the career numbers, Walt Masterson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chad Kimsey and Walt Masterson

Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
2.18
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.43
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.55
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.28
45.28
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.82
43.82
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.12
46.12
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.38
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.3
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.11
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
5.07
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
4.15
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1528
27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4949
27
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
509.1
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649.2
9
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
618
10.92
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1613
8.8
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.41
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.55
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.43
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
4.83
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
2.14
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
4.45
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.619
0.619
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.18
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2265
40.02
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7281
39.72
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.4
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.63
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
6.03
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
4.84
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.594
1.594
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.515
1.515
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2061
36.42
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6367
34.74
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.02
40.02
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Chad Kimsey and Walt Masterson

Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
72.3
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
27
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.2
9
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
16.67
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
50.92
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.8
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
73.39
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
67.59
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.43
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.1
92.1
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.95
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.44
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chad Kimsey and Walt Masterson

Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
227
605.33
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
435.38
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
225
600
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
600
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
549.33
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
486
526.35
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.782
0.782
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
154.67
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
73.65
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
109.33
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
61.73
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
24
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.75
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.17
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
45.33
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11.91
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.76
82.03
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
16.16
17.5
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
237.33
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
81
87.73
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
200
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
110.47
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
80
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
40.07
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
69.33
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
28.16
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
133.33
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
68.23
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.77
87.38
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.62
9.33
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
42.67
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
36.82
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
141.33
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
221
239.35
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.33
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.82
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.33
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.08
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Chad Kimsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.17
Chad Kimsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50