Luis Aloma vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Luis Aloma
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanChicago White SoxAmerican 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 Luis Aloma 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 3.44 and 1.373 for Luis Aloma. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luis Aloma and Bill Ricks

Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
4.44
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.69
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.54
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.33
58.33
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
3.44
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
706
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
235.1
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
8.11
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
8.68
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.8
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.25
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
4.4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.04
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1001
38.28
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1492
38.55
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.75
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
4.26
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.373
1.373
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
33.88
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1326
34.26
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.28
38.28
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Luis Aloma and Bill Ricks

Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.66
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1056
27
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
9
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Aloma and Bill Ricks

Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
1364.71
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
48
564.71
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
8
94.12
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
7
82.35
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
1.42
16.74
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
9
105.88
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
9
105.88
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
5
58.82
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
8.25
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
17
200
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.53
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA