Joe Batchelder vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Joe Batchelder
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational 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 Joe Batchelder 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 5.66 and 1.452 for Joe Batchelder. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Batchelder and Bill Ricks

Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.79
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.33
58.33
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.66
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.2
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
11.32
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.32
11.32
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.87
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.74
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
3.28
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.61
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.04
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.924
0.924
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
39.63
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.18
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6.1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.452
1.452
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
37.45
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Joe Batchelder and Bill Ricks

Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.66
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1056
27
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
9
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Batchelder and Bill Ricks

Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
1650
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
5.31
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0.73
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA