Rip Collins vs. Art Decatur — Career Comparison

Rip Collins
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Art Decatur
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rip Collins built a career as a starting pitcher and Art Decatur as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rip Collins posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.442 compared to 4.51 and 1.482 for Art Decatur. By the career numbers, Rip Collins had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rip Collins and Art Decatur

Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
1.63
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.56
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.15
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.6
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.57
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.38
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.43
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.57
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.84
56.84
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.35
40.35
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.42
70.42
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.44
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
3.99
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
4.51
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5137
27
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1615
27
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1712.1
9
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
538.1
9
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1795
9.43
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
653
10.92
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.38
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.7
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
3.54
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.42
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
2.99
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
2.54
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.726
0.726
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.552
0.552
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.19
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.4
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7490
39.37
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2431
40.64
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.25
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.12
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
4.88
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
5.45
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.442
1.442
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6740
35.43
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2273
38
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.37
39.37
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.64
40.64

Fielding Stats for Rip Collins and Art Decatur

Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
545
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
527
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.7
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.684
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.628
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rip Collins and Art Decatur

Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
316
290.35
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
530.64
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
653
600
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
173
600
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
582
534.76
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
551.45
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
88.21
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
15
52.02
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
67.08
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
12
41.62
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
16.54
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.4
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.68
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
21.13
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.4
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.4
26.1
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
2.37
8.22
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
114.85
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
18
62.43
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
121.29
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
20
69.36
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.428
0.428
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
39.51
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
9
31.21
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
33.08
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.94
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
71.67
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
11
38.15
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.78
21.85
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.94
-13.65
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.76
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
30.32
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.34
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199
182.85
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
215.03
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
3.28
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
2.79
2.79
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
32.16
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
9
31.21
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.92
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100