Rich Beck vs. Phil Bickford — Career Comparison

Rich Beck
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rich Beck 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. Rich Beck posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.14 and WHIP 1.429 compared to 4.62 and 1.302 for Phil Bickford. By the career numbers, Rich Beck had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rich Beck and Phil Bickford

Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.89
57.89
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
9.43
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
4.29
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
37.71
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
38.38
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.57
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.381
1.381
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
34.71
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Rich Beck and Phil Bickford

Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.71
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Beck and Phil Bickford

Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
3
225
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
525
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.16
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-32.26
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA