Tom Baker vs. Rip Collins — Career Comparison

Tom Baker
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rip Collins
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rip Collins built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Baker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Baker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 3.99 and 1.442 for Rip Collins. By the career numbers, Tom Baker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Baker and Rip Collins

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
1.63
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.15
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.57
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.43
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.84
56.84
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.42
70.42
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.44
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
3.99
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5137
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1712.1
9
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1795
9.43
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.38
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
3.54
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569
2.99
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
0.726
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.19
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.4
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
40.5
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7490
39.37
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.25
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
4.88
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.442
1.442
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
36.5
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6740
35.43
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.37
39.37

Fielding Stats for Tom Baker and Rip Collins

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
545
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
527
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.7
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.684
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Baker and Rip Collins

Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
316
290.35
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
653
600
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
582
534.76
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
88.21
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
67.08
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
16.54
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.68
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
21.13
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.4
26.1
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
114.85
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
121.29
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.428
0.428
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
39.51
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
33.08
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
71.67
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.78
21.85
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.76
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
30.32
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199
182.85
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
3.28
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
32.16
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0