Matt Belisle vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Matt Belisle
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational 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 Matt Belisle 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 4.32 and 1.404 for Matt Belisle. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Belisle and Bill Ricks

Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
6.72
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.56
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.27
47.27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
4.32
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
928.2
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1024
9.92
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.94
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.31
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
3.28
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.41
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
6.89
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.31
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.36
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3988
38.65
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.4
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
492
4.77
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.38
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.29
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.88
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.85
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.359
1.359
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3644
35.32
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.65
38.65
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Matt Belisle and Bill Ricks

Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
6.72
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
928.2
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.7
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
1.06
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
1.83
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.75
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.77
95.77
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Belisle and Bill Ricks

Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
694
3751.35
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
111
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
89
481.08
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
7
37.84
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.62
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.22
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.22
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
1.19
6.46
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
10
54.05
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
11
59.46
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.22
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
27.03
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.97
-16.04
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.22
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
49
264.86
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.27
2.27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
97.3
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA