Ed Klieman vs. Al Sima — Career Comparison

Ed Klieman
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Sima
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Sima built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Klieman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Klieman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.410 compared to 4.61 and 1.539 for Al Sima. By the career numbers, Ed Klieman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Klieman and Al Sima

Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.69
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
2.92
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.53
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.87
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.43
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.46
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.61
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.15
48.15
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.38
34.38
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.41
14.41
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.55
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
3.49
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
4.61
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1626
27
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
926
27
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
308.2
9
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
8.72
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
10
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.28
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.9
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
3.97
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
3.85
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
2.16
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.24
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.681
0.681
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.787
0.787
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2318
38.49
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1376
40.12
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.76
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.87
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
3.85
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
5.45
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2062
34.24
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
36.16
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Ed Klieman and Al Sima

Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
10.42
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.83
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
27
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.1
9
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.42
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.57
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.15
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.14
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.766
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Klieman and Al Sima

Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
832.5
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
100
645.16
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
600
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
540
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
82
529.03
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
78.75
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
67.5
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.5
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.75
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
11.25
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.93
18.49
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
13.32
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
97.5
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
13
83.87
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
112.5
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.26
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
30
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
41.25
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
8.4
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.52
-9.83
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.75
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
191.25
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
283.87
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2.11
2.11
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
26.25
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.61
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0