Homer Blankenship vs. Diamond Pipkins — Career Comparison

Homer Blankenship
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Diamond Pipkins
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Diamond Pipkins built a career as a starting pitcher and Homer Blankenship as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Diamond Pipkins posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.97 and WHIP 1.414 compared to 5.22 and 1.815 for Homer Blankenship. By the career numbers, Diamond Pipkins had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Homer Blankenship and Diamond Pipkins

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.95
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.94
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.23
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.58
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.33
63.33
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.22
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.97
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
27
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139.1
9
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
12.93
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
9.62
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.93
12.93
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.62
9.62
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.32
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.4
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.1
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.27
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.07
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.797
0.797
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
41.29
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
631
40.76
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.36
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
6.13
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
6.52
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.13
6.13
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.03
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.815
1.815
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
37.89
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
560
36.17
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.76
40.76

Fielding Stats for Homer Blankenship and Diamond Pipkins

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.9
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.29
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
27
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
9
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.8
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.45
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.31
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.24
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.077
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.74
67.74
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Homer Blankenship and Diamond Pipkins

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
650
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
327.27
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
590.91
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0.583
0.583
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
209.09
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
172.73
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
47.57
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.88
80.7
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
4
200
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
245.45
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
209.09
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0.583
0.583
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
81.82
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
81.82
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
163.64
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
49.33
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.53
95.77
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
4
200
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA