Jay Avrea vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Jay Avrea
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational 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 Jay Avrea 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 3.38 and 1.688 for Jay Avrea. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jay Avrea and Bill Ricks

Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.04
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
42.19
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
4.26
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
37.13
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Jay Avrea and Bill Ricks

Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.66
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1056
27
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
9
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jay Avrea and Bill Ricks

Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
569.81
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA