What years did Chad Kimsey play?

Chad Kimsey played in Major League Baseball from 1929 to 1936.

Was Chad Kimsey a pitcher?

Yes. Chad Kimsey pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 121 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Chad Kimsey hit?

Chad Kimsey hit 6 career home runs with 58 hits.

Chad Kimsey

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1929-1936)

W–L 24–29

ERA 5.07

WHIP 1.59

SO 121

Pitcher PIV -2930.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 200 lb
Born: 8/6/1906 in Copperhill, TN, USA
Died: 12/3/1942 in Pryor, OK, USA
MLB Debut: 1929-04-21
Last Game: 1936-07-29

Full name: Clyde Elias Kimsey

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
24	29	198	10	2	0	17	509.3	618	287	23	194	121	5.07	-2930.0

Career ERA 5.07 vs. league average 4.36 across their career seasons — 16.4% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1929	SLA	AL	3	6	24	3	1	1	64.3	83	36	19	13	5.04	4.60 (-10%)	603.5
1930	SLA	AL	6	10	42	4	1	1	113.3	139	80	45	32	6.35	4.80 (-32%)	-1145.8
1931	SLA	AL	4	6	42	1	0	7	94.3	121	46	27	27	4.39	4.10 (-7%)	1138.8
1932	SLA	AL	4	2	33	0	0	3	78.3	85	35	33	13	4.02	4.13 (+3%)	-842.4
1932	CHA	AL	1	1	7	0	0	2	11.0	8	3	5	6	2.45	4.13 (+41%)	125.2
1933	CHA	AL	4	1	28	2	0	0	96.0	124	59	36	19	5.53	3.86 (-43%)	-2057.1
1936	DET	AL	2	3	22	0	0	3	52.0	58	28	29	11	4.85	4.59 (-6%)	-752.1
Career · 7 seasons			24	29	198	10	2	17	509.1	618	287	194	121	5.07	—	-2,930

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
227	206	30	58	9	2	6	26	2	16	53	.282	.336	.432	.768	193

Career AVG .282 vs. league average .282 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .336 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .432 vs. league average .402 across their career seasons — +7.5% above league average.

Career OPS .768 vs. league average .746 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1929	SLA	AL	29	30	6	8	2	0	2	4	0	1	8	.267	—	—	—	—	0.0
1930	SLA	AL	60	70	14	24	4	1	2	14	1	5	16	.343	.293 (+17%)	.354 (+9%)	.429 (+20%)	.784 (+15%)	193.1
1931	SLA	AL	47	37	5	10	1	0	2	5	1	8	11	.270	—	—	—	—	0.0
1932	SLA	AL	34	18	1	6	1	0	0	1	0	1	4	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1932	CHA	AL	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1933	CHA	AL	28	33	1	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	.152	—	—	—	—	0.0
1936	DET	AL	22	16	3	5	1	1	0	1	0	1	5	.312	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			227	206	30	58	9	2	6	26	2	16	53	.282	—	—	—	—	193

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	129	108	17	32	5	15	.296
Away	98	98	14	26	1	10	.265

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	115	290.1	349	166	95	80	5.15
Away	83	220.0	279	126	102	43	5.15

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SO
1936-07-29	DET	NYY	L	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
1936-07-26	DET	BOS	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1936-07-25	DET	BOS	L	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
1936-07-14	DET	PHA	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
1936-07-11	DET	MIN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1936-07-05	DET	SLA	W	3	1	1	0	1	1	1
1936-06-27	DET	PHA	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1936-06-23	DET	BOS	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1936-06-18	DET	MIN	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1936-06-12	DET	NYY	L	3	1	1	0	0	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1936-07-29	DET	NYY	—	3.0	0	0	0	2	2	0
1936-07-26	DET	BOS	—	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	1
1936-07-25	DET	BOS	—	4.2	2	1	0	2	1	0
1936-07-14	DET	PHA	—	6.0	9	5	3	1	1	0
1936-07-11	DET	MIN	L	1.2	1	2	2	2	0	0
1936-07-05	DET	SLA	SV	4.0	8	7	7	6	1	0
1936-06-27	DET	PHA	SV	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1936-06-23	DET	BOS	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1936-06-18	DET	MIN	—	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0
1936-06-12	DET	NYY	—	7.1	14	4	4	2	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	198	0	24	164	9	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1929	SLA	P	24	7	25	1	2
1930	SLA	P	42	2	32	2	0
1931	SLA	P	42	6	31	3	1
1932	SLA	P	33	4	22	1	1
1932	CHA	P	7	0	8	1	1
1933	CHA	P	28	2	28	0	2
1936	DET	P	22	3	18	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	198

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Frequently Asked Questions about Chad Kimsey

What years did Chad Kimsey play?: Chad Kimsey played in Major League Baseball from 1929 to 1936.
Was Chad Kimsey a pitcher?: Yes. Chad Kimsey pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 121 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Chad Kimsey hit?: Chad Kimsey hit 6 career home runs with 58 hits.