Tom Funk vs. Diamond Pipkins — Career Comparison

Tom Funk
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Diamond Pipkins
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Diamond Pipkins built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Funk as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Diamond Pipkins posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.97 and WHIP 1.414 compared to 6.48 and 1.920 for Tom Funk. By the career numbers, Diamond Pipkins had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Funk and Diamond Pipkins

Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.94
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.23
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.58
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.33
63.33
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.97
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
27
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139.1
9
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10.8
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
9.62
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.62
9.62
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.32
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.1
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.07
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.797
0.797
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
631
40.76
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.48
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
6.52
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.03
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
37.8
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
560
36.17
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.76
40.76

Fielding Stats for Tom Funk and Diamond Pipkins

Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.9
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.29
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
27
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
9
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.08
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.8
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.45
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.31
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.24
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.15
98.15
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.74
67.74
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Funk and Diamond Pipkins

Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
4800
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
327.27
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
590.91
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
209.09
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
172.73
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.88
80.7
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
245.45
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
209.09
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
81.82
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
81.82
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
163.64
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.53
95.77
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA