Thornton Kipper vs. Dazzy Vance — Career Comparison

Thornton Kipper
Silent GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dazzy Vance
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVP

Dazzy Vance 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. Dazzy Vance posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.230 compared to 5.27 and 1.798 for Thornton Kipper. By the career numbers, Dazzy Vance had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Thornton Kipper and Dazzy Vance

Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
5
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
1.34
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
1.05
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.6
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.42
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.46
58.46
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.51
78.51
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
0.66
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
5.27
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
3.24
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
27
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8900
27
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
9
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966.2
9
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
11.64
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2809
8.52
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.64
11.64
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.09
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.4
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
4.18
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
840
2.55
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
3.18
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2045
6.2
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.23
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
41.45
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12369
37.52
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.64
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.16
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
5.64
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
3.78
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.758
1.758
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
37.09
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11452
34.74
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.45
41.45
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52

Fielding Stats for Thornton Kipper and Dazzy Vance

Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
9.28
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
27
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.1
9
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.18
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.36
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.54
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.54
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.48
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.382
0.382
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.575
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Thornton Kipper and Dazzy Vance

Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
1833.33
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
238.49
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1112
600
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
533.33
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
971
523.92
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
78.78
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
62.05
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.41
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
16.73
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
7.45
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.63
25.7
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
103.6
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
125.18
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
36.69
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
40.47
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
73.38
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.26
-8.72
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.96
20.48
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
42.63
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
300
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
287
154.86
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.87
3.87
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
29.68
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.16
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100