Joe Colon vs. Allen Ripley — Career Comparison

Joe Colon
MillenialP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Allen Ripley
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Allen Ripley built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Colon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Allen Ripley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.52 and WHIP 1.488 compared to 7.2 and 2.000 for Joe Colon. By the career numbers, Allen Ripley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Colon and Allen Ripley

Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
9.9
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
1.96
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.3
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.45
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.7
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.52
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
46
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.34
66.34
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.2
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
4.52
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.84
6.84
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1391
27
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463.2
9
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
10.11
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.11
10.11
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.89
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.3
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.87
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
9
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
4.45
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.813
0.813
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.43
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.29
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
45
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2012
39.05
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.5
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.29
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
8.1
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
4.97
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.52
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.35
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.8
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.443
1.443
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
38.7
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1804
35.02
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.05
39.05

Fielding Stats for Joe Colon and Allen Ripley

Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
9.9
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
1.96
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.3
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1391
27
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463.2
9
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.62
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1.4
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.02
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.69
93.69
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.34
66.34
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Colon and Allen Ripley

Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
522.41
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
600
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
558.62
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
77.59
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
72.41
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
10.15
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
87.93
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
82.76
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.86
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.86
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
51.72
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.82
-4.25
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
29
150
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
36.21
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.52
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA