Fred Kipp vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Fred Kipp
Silent GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant 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. Luis Tiant posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.214 compared to 5.08 and 1.544 for Fred Kipp. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Kipp and Luis Tiant

Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.56
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.15
19.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
5.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
113.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
9.45
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.43
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
3.81
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
5.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
38.99
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
5.32
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.474
1.474
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
35.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.99
38.99
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Fred Kipp and Luis Tiant

Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
113.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.617
0.617
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.15
19.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Kipp and Luis Tiant

Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
773.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
584.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
142.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
126.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
40.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
157.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
157.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
47.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.5
9.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50