Fred Kipp vs. Red Oldham — Career Comparison

Fred Kipp
Silent GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Red Oldham
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Red Oldham 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. Red Oldham posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.15 and WHIP 1.487 compared to 5.08 and 1.544 for Fred Kipp. By the career numbers, Red Oldham had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Kipp and Red Oldham

Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.73
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.85
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.71
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.97
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.41
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.56
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.51
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.15
19.15
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.27
52.27
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.4
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
5.08
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
4.15
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
27
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2563
27
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
113.1
9
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854.1
9
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
9.45
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
978
10.3
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.45
9.45
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.43
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.37
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
3.81
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
3.08
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
5.08
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
2.81
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.654
0.654
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
491
38.99
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3716
39.15
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.87
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.52
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
5.32
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
5.15
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.474
1.474
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
35.1
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3391
35.72
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.99
38.99
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.15
39.15

Fielding Stats for Fred Kipp and Red Oldham

Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.73
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.71
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
27
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113.1
9
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.56
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.75
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.3
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.3
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.27
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.617
0.617
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.574
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19.15
19.15
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Kipp and Red Oldham

Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
773.68
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
340.13
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
314
600
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
584.21
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
540.76
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
142.11
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
122.29
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
126.32
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
89.81
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.2
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.46
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.82
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
32.48
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
40.22
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.36
52.28
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
10
157.89
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
173.89
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
10
157.89
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
164.33
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.534
0.534
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
66.88
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.32
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
120.38
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
47.86
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.42
56.23
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.04
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
65
124.2
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.5
9.5
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
4.83
4.83
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.2
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100