Mike Kircher vs. Al Sima — Career Comparison

Mike Kircher
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Sima
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Sima built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Kircher as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Sima posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.61 and WHIP 1.539 compared to 6 and 1.625 for Mike Kircher. By the career numbers, Al Sima had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Kircher and Al Sima

Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.63
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.92
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.87
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.61
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.38
34.38
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
4.61
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
27
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
926
27
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
9
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308.2
9
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
12.94
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
10
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.94
12.94
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.9
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.69
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
3.85
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.69
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.24
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.787
0.787
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
40.13
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1376
40.12
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.69
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.87
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
6.38
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
5.45
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.539
1.539
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
37.88
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1240
36.16
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.358
0.358
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.13
40.13
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Mike Kircher and Al Sima

Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
10.42
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.83
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
27
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.1
9
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.42
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.57
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.15
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Kircher and Al Sima

Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
645.16
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
529.03
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
24.88
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
13.32
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
83.87
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
32.26
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
27.05
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.52
-9.83
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
44
283.87
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2.11
2.11
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.61
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0