Rube Benton vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Rube Benton
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Ricks
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Rube Benton posted a stronger line than Bill Ricks. Rube Benton posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.09 vs 3.23) and WHIP (1.265 vs 1.329). By the career numbers, Rube Benton had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Rube Benton and Bill Ricks

Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
1.56
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.65
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.09
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.96
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.54
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.54
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.51
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.02
51.02
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.79
69.79
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.81
57.81
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.52
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
863
3.09
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
3.23
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7552
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517.1
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2472
8.84
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.19
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
2.55
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
3.28
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
950
3.4
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.04
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.924
0.924
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.24
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.34
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10539
37.68
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1492
38.55
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.3
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.99
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
4.26
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.329
1.329
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9732
34.79
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Rube Benton and Bill Ricks

Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
103.5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
17.76
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
161.05
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
2.25
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
6.87
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
185.68
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
2.76
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
178.82
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
2.63
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.3
96.3
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.728
1.728
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.585
1.585
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.45
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Benton and Bill Ricks

Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
295.6
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
887
600
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
159
600
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
825
558.06
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
96.05
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
79.82
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
12.85
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.71
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
16.23
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.38
23.26
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
116.35
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
112.29
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
30.44
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
40.59
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
70.35
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28.23
19.09
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.35
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.88
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
188
127.17
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.72
4.72
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
25.7
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.38
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA