Bert Cole vs. Fred Kipp — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Kipp
Silent GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bert Cole 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. Bert Cole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.67 and WHIP 1.593 compared to 5.08 and 1.544 for Fred Kipp. By the career numbers, Bert Cole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cole and Fred Kipp

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
2.63
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.73
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.68
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.71
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.56
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.99
25.99
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.15
19.15
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
4.67
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
5.08
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
113.1
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
9.45
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.45
9.45
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.43
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.42
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
3.81
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
5.08
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
491
38.99
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.23
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.87
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
5.84
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
5.32
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.474
1.474
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
35.1
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.99
38.99

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Fred Kipp

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.73
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.71
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113.1
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.56
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.75
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.3
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.3
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.617
0.617
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19.15
19.15
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Fred Kipp

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
536.28
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
773.68
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
544.25
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
584.21
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
130.09
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
142.11
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
108.85
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
126.32
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.96
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
40.22
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
10
157.89
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
10
157.89
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.534
0.534
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
47.86
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
36
95.58
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6.28
6.28
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.5
9.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA