Thornton Kipper vs. Russ Ortiz — Career Comparison

Thornton Kipper
Silent GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Russ Ortiz
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Russ Ortiz built a career as a starting pitcher and Thornton Kipper as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Russ Ortiz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.51 and WHIP 1.514 compared to 5.27 and 1.798 for Thornton Kipper. By the career numbers, Russ Ortiz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Thornton Kipper and Russ Ortiz

Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
5
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
1.68
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.44
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.61
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.48
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.94
55.94
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
5.27
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
4.51
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
27
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4984
27
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
9
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1661.1
9
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
11.64
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1618
8.77
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.64
11.64
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.09
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
0.97
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
4.18
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
860
4.66
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.2
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
3.18
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1192
6.46
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.46
6.46
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.31
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.24
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
41.45
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7316
39.63
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.64
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
5.64
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
4.89
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.42
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.3
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.75
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.758
1.758
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
37.09
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6278
34.01
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.45
41.45
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Thornton Kipper and Russ Ortiz

Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
9.28
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
1.68
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.44
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
27
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4984
27
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.1
9
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1661.1
9
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.18
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.57
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.36
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
1.45
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.54
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
2.05
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.54
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
2.02
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.68
98.68
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.16
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Thornton Kipper and Russ Ortiz

Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
1833.33
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
316
311.84
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
608
600
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
533.33
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
507
500.33
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
102.63
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
73.03
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.7
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.91
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
29.61
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
7.45
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.39
38.87
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
146.05
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
139.14
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
44.41
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
48.36
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
85.86
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.26
-8.72
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.7
39.18
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.97
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
34.54
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
300
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
133.22
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
59.21
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.95
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
9
8.88
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA