Tom Johnson vs. Bob Kipper — Career Comparison

Tom Johnson
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Kipper
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Tom Johnson a clear advantage over Bob Kipper across the core pitching metrics. Tom Johnson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 116 vs 57), walk avoidance (BB%+ 144 vs 107), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 115 vs 80). Tom Johnson was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Tom Johnson and Bob Kipper

Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
4.25
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
4.34
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.72
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.76
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.46
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.59
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.19
42.19
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.61
16.61
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.72
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
3.39
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
4.34
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
820
27
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1686
27
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
273.1
9
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
562
9
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
9.29
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
8.44
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.63
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.3
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
3.06
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
3.48
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.56
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.38
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
5.47
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
5.91
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.948
0.948
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.043
1.043
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.26
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.3
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1178
38.79
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2406
38.53
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.77
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.1
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.85
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
301
4.82
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.46
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.37
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.46
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.32
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.79
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1048
34.51
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2134
34.17
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Tom Johnson and Bob Kipper

Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
4.25
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
4.34
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.72
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
820
27
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1686
27
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
273.1
9
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
562
9
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.49
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.48
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.31
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.07
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.7
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.98
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.6
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.34
94.34
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.465
0.465
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.369
0.369
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.61
16.61
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Johnson and Bob Kipper

Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
129
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
1508.26
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
600
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
522.94
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
71.56
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
60.55
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
11.7
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
82.57
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
88.07
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
33.03
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
44.04
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.04
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
30
165.14
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.63
3.63
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
60.55
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.01
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA