Matt Albers vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Matt Albers
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Ricks
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Ricks built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Albers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Ricks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.23 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 4.35 and 1.443 for Matt Albers. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Albers and Bill Ricks

Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
7.3
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.56
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.54
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.57
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.47
49.47
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
4.35
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2277
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
759
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
751
8.91
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.03
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
3.72
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.36
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
6.77
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.77
6.77
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.166
1.166
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3288
38.99
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.72
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
4.73
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.34
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.09
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.85
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2882
34.17
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1326
34.26
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.99
38.99
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Matt Albers and Bill Ricks

Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
7.3
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2277
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
759
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.49
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.17
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
1.75
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.66
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.59
94.59
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.227
0.227
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.13
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Albers and Bill Ricks

Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
616
9726.32
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
35
552.63
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
5.47
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.47
-23.22
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
21
331.58
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
1.81
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA