Felix Bautista vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Felix Bautista
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bill Ricks
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Ricks built a career as a starting pitcher and Felix Bautista as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Felix Bautista posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.01 and WHIP 0.973 compared to 3.23 and 1.329 for Bill Ricks. By the career numbers, Felix Bautista had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Felix Bautista and Bill Ricks

Felix Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Felix Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
8.7
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.73
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.54
Felix Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Felix Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.33
58.33
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Felix Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
3.74
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Felix Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.01
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
3.23
Felix Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Felix Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Felix Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Felix Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.151
0.151
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Felix Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
4.69
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
8.68
Felix Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Felix Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Felix Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
4.02
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Felix Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
13.83
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Felix Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.83
13.83
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Felix Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.984
1.984
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.56
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Felix Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
632
35.26
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1492
38.55
Felix Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
5.8
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Felix Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.34
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
4.26
Felix Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Felix Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Felix Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.45
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Felix Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.329
1.329
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
555
30.96
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1326
34.26
Felix Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Felix Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.26
35.26
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Felix Bautista and Bill Ricks

Felix Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Felix Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
8.7
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Felix Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.61
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.071
0.071
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Felix Bautista and Bill Ricks

Felix Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Felix Bautista
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
275.47
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
600
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Bautista
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA