Jerry Byrne vs. Fred Kipp — Career Comparison

Jerry Byrne
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Kipp
Silent GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jerry Byrne built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Kipp as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Kipp posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.08 and WHIP 1.544 compared to 7.36 and 2.318 for Jerry Byrne. By the career numbers, Fred Kipp had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Byrne and Fred Kipp

Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.68
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.73
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.71
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Jerry Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.56
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Jerry Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.15
19.15
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
7.36
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
5.08
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Jerry Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
27
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
27
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
9
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113.1
9
Jerry Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
13.5
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
9.45
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.45
9.45
Jerry Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.43
Jerry Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Jerry Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Jerry Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
7.36
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.81
Jerry Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
5.08
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.955
0.955
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Jerry Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Jerry Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
46.64
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
38.99
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.45
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.87
Jerry Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
7.36
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
5.32
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.318
2.318
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.474
1.474
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
39.27
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
35.1
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Jerry Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.64
46.64
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.99
38.99

Fielding Stats for Jerry Byrne and Fred Kipp

Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.73
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.71
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
27
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113.1
9
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.56
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.75
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.3
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.3
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.617
0.617
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19.15
19.15
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Byrne and Fred Kipp

Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
900
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
773.68
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
584.21
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
142.11
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
126.32
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
40.22
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
157.89
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
157.89
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
47.86
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.5
9.5
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA