Rube Fischer vs. Fred Kipp — Career Comparison

Rube Fischer
Greatest GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Kipp
Silent GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rube Fischer built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Kipp as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Kipp posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.08 and WHIP 1.544 compared to 5.1 and 1.667 for Rube Fischer. By the career numbers, Fred Kipp had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Fischer and Fred Kipp

Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
2.54
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.73
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.96
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.71
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.38
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.8
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.56
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
32
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.96
37.96
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.15
19.15
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
5.1
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
5.08
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1148
27
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
27
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382.2
9
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
113.1
9
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
416
9.78
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
9.45
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.45
9.45
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.43
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
5.22
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.81
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
3.2
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
5.08
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.936
0.936
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1754
41.25
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
491
38.99
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.68
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.87
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
5.69
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
5.32
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.474
1.474
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1523
35.82
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
35.1
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.25
41.25
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.99
38.99

Fielding Stats for Rube Fischer and Fred Kipp

Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.73
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.71
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
27
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113.1
9
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.56
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.75
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.3
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.3
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.602
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.617
0.617
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19.15
19.15
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Fischer and Fred Kipp

Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
531.15
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
773.68
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
600
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
560.66
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
584.21
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.537
0.537
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
108.2
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
142.11
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
78.69
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
126.32
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.51
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.78
38.26
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
40.22
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
162.3
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
10
157.89
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
132.79
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
157.89
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.516
0.516
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
54.1
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
63.93
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.97
34.27
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
47.86
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.59
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
26
127.87
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
4.69
4.69
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.5
9.5
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.75
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.84
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA