Jim Bagby vs. Phil Bickford — Career Comparison

Jim Bagby
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Bagby 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. Jim Bagby posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.11 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 4.62 and 1.302 for Phil Bickford. By the career numbers, Jim Bagby had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bagby and Phil Bickford

Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
1.56
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
1.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.63
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.43
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.07
59.07
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.89
57.89
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.82
65.82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.66
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
629
3.11
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5465
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1821.2
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1884
9.31
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.23
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
2.26
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
2.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.498
0.498
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.16
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7533
37.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
38.38
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.45
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
3.8
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7042
34.79
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.22
37.22
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Jim Bagby and Phil Bickford

Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
27
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
9
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.76
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.71
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.665
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bagby and Phil Bickford

Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325
269.34
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
724
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
660
546.96
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
119.34
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
83.7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.01
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.97
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.66
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
35.64
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52.64
43.63
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
163.26
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
147.51
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.555
0.555
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
57.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
49.72
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
105.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55.56
46.04
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.66
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
26.52
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
75.41
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.96
7.96
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.86
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.49
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.49
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA