Dana Allison vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Dana Allison
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican 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 Dana Allison 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 7.36 and 2.000 for Dana Allison. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dana Allison and Bill Ricks

Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.54
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
7.36
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
13.09
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.09
13.09
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.09
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.04
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.924
0.924
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
40.09
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
7.36
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.72
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.85
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.909
1.909
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
34.36
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.421
0.421
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.09
40.09
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Dana Allison and Bill Ricks

Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dana Allison and Bill Ricks

Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
275.47
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
600
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA