Steve Arlin vs. Phil Bickford — Career Comparison

Steve Arlin
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Arlin built a career as a starting pitcher and Phil Bickford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Phil Bickford led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 79), run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 81), and strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 88). Steve Arlin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 84). Role difference aside, Phil Bickford holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Steve Arlin and Phil Bickford

Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.61
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.4
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.39
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.76
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.66
33.66
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.23
87.23
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.37
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
4.33
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2366
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788.2
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
792
9.04
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.04
9.04
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.7
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
4.26
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.48
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.47
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
5.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.21
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3474
39.64
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
4.92
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.47
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.32
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.477
1.477
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3013
34.38
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.64
39.64
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Steve Arlin and Phil Bickford

Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.61
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.4
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2368
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
789.1
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.63
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.72
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.38
94.38
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.23
87.23
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Arlin and Phil Bickford

Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
141
324.14
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
261
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
528.74
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
73.56
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
62.07
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.49
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.56
17.38
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
89.66
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
112.64
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
29.89
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
25.29
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
55.17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.25
9.78
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
34.48
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
170.11
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
29.89
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.3
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.2
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA