Charlie Ripple vs. Zip Zabel — Career Comparison

Charlie Ripple
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zip Zabel
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Zip Zabel built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Ripple as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Zip Zabel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.71 and WHIP 1.220 compared to 9.45 and 2.850 for Charlie Ripple. By the career numbers, Zip Zabel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Ripple and Zip Zabel

Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
7.43
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
2.01
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.76
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.36
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.43
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.88
37.88
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.3
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
9.45
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.71
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
12.15
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
7.02
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.24
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
13.5
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
3.95
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
6.75
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
3.34
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.811
0.811
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
50.63
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1214
36.91
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.35
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.94
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
9.45
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.8
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
37.13
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1077
32.75
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.91
36.91

Fielding Stats for Charlie Ripple and Zip Zabel

Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.55
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.091
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.576
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Ripple and Zip Zabel

Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
3300
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
394.12
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
600
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
552.94
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
64.71
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
64.71
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.91
11.23
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
64.71
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
88.24
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
47.06
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-1.72
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
13
76.47
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.85
7.85
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.76
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.76
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100