Larry Benton vs. Phil Bickford — Career Comparison

Larry Benton
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Benton 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. Larry Benton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.03 and WHIP 1.415 compared to 4.62 and 1.302 for Phil Bickford. By the career numbers, Larry Benton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Benton and Phil Bickford

Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.78
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.01
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.5
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.5
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.8
49.8
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.7
56.7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.48
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1029
4.03
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6891
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2297
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2559
10.03
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.43
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
2.71
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
670
2.63
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.18
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9864
38.65
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.44
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1190
4.66
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.415
1.415
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9148
35.84
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.65
38.65
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Larry Benton and Phil Bickford

Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
27
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
9
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.76
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
562
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.71
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.235
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Benton and Phil Bickford

Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
336.41
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
824
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
738
537.38
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
88.83
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
77.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.74
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
11.65
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30.01
21.85
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
104.85
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
113.59
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
39.32
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
30.58
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
68.45
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24.98
18.19
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
21.84
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
131.8
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.55
4.55
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
37.86
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.46
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA