Rip Collins vs. Kevin Shackelford — Career Comparison

Rip Collins
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kevin Shackelford
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rip Collins built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin Shackelford 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 5.35 and 1.578 for Kevin Shackelford. 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 Kevin Shackelford

Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
1.63
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
7.22
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.15
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.57
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.43
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.84
56.84
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.42
70.42
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.44
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
3.99
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.35
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5137
27
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1712.1
9
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1795
9.43
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
10.01
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.01
10.01
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.38
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.4
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
3.54
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.96
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569
2.99
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
10.47
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.47
10.47
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
0.726
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.603
1.603
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.19
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.4
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7490
39.37
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
40.97
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.25
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
4.88
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
5.59
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.93
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.442
1.442
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.552
1.552
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6740
35.43
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
35.38
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.37
39.37
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.97
40.97

Fielding Stats for Rip Collins and Kevin Shackelford

Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
7.22
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
27
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.2
9
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.4
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
545
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
527
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.7
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.684
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rip Collins and Kevin Shackelford

Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
316
290.35
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
4650
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
653
600
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
582
534.76
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
88.21
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
67.08
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
16.54
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.68
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
21.13
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28.4
26.1
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
114.85
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
121.29
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.428
0.428
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
39.51
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
33.08
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
71.67
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.78
21.85
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
41.68
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.76
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
30.32
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199
182.85
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
3.28
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
32.16
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA