Rip Coleman vs. Walt Schulz — Career Comparison

Rip Coleman
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Walt Schulz
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rip Coleman built a career as a starting pitcher and Walt Schulz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rip Coleman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.58 and WHIP 1.670 compared to 6 and 2.000 for Walt Schulz. By the career numbers, Rip Coleman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rip Coleman and Walt Schulz

Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.46
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.2
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.25
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.91
Walt Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.88
21.87
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.74
34.74
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
4.58
Walt Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Walt Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
742
27
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247.1
9
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
10.44
Walt Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
15
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.44
10.44
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.76
Walt Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Walt Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Walt Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
4.51
Walt Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Walt Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Walt Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
4.73
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Walt Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Walt Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123
40.86
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
45
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.95
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
5.24
Walt Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
7.5
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995
36.21
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
42
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.315
0.315
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.86
40.86
Walt Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Rip Coleman and Walt Schulz

Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.46
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.2
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
742
27
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247.1
9
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.55
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.75
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Walt Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.47
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.29
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.65
92.65
Walt Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.663
0.663
Walt Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.74
34.74
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rip Coleman and Walt Schulz

Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
730.77
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
600
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
530.77
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.46
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.46
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
4.87
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.46
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
69.23
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.46
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.46
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.46
-18.89
Walt Schulz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.77
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
284.62
Walt Schulz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.11
2.11
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.46
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA