Joe Lake vs. Ed Pipgras — Career Comparison

Joe Lake
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Pipgras
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Lake built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Pipgras as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Lake posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.85 and WHIP 1.260 compared to 5.4 and 2.200 for Ed Pipgras. By the career numbers, Joe Lake had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Lake and Ed Pipgras

Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.36
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.5
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.95
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.42
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.61
Ed Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.79
40.79
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.85
69.85
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.65
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.85
Ed Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
5.4
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3954
27
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1318
9
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
9.08
Ed Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
14.4
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.08
9.08
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Ed Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
2.27
Ed Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
5.4
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
4.06
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.5
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Ed Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Ed Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Ed Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Ed Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5443
37.17
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
46.8
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.36
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
4.57
Ed Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
9.9
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5091
34.76
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
41.4
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Ed Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.359
0.359
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.17
37.17
Ed Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.8
46.8

Fielding Stats for Joe Lake and Ed Pipgras

Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.4
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.99
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2235
27
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
9
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.51
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
5.63
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Ed Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
6.68
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
6.14
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.86
91.86
Ed Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.553
2.553
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.21
41.21
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Lake and Ed Pipgras

Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
247.62
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
1500
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
504
600
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
491
584.52
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
120.24
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
92.86
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.67
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.14
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
27.38
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.52
36.33
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
161.9
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
129.76
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
46.43
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
45.24
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
88.1
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.14
35.89
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.19
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.33
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
138.1
Ed Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.34
4.34
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.95
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA