Rip Coleman vs. Matt Zieser — Career Comparison

Rip Coleman
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Zieser
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rip Coleman built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Zieser as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Zieser posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.8 and WHIP 1.700 compared to 4.58 and 1.670 for Rip Coleman. By the career numbers, Matt Zieser had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rip Coleman and Matt Zieser

Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.46
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.2
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.25
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.91
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.88
21.87
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.74
34.74
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
4.58
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
742
27
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247.1
9
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
10.44
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
8.1
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.44
10.44
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.76
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
4.51
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.2
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
4.73
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1123
40.86
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
36.9
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.95
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
5.24
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
36.21
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
28.8
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.86
40.86
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Rip Coleman and Matt Zieser

Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.46
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.2
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
742
27
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247.1
9
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.55
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.75
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.47
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.29
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.65
92.65
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.663
0.663
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.74
34.74
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rip Coleman and Matt Zieser

Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
730.77
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
600
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
530.77
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.46
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.46
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
4.87
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.46
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
69.23
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.46
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.46
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.46
-18.89
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.77
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
37
284.62
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.11
2.11
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.46
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA