Chad Bentz vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Chad Bentz
Gen XAlaskaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational 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 Chad Bentz 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 7.58 and 1.921 for Chad Bentz. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chad Bentz and Bill Ricks

Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
12.13
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.91
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
7.58
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.58
7.58
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.21
7.21
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.38
7.38
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.2
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
9.4
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.12
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
6.98
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.91
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.46
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.46
5.46
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.382
1.382
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
42.47
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.52
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
7.89
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.21
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.85
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
34.89
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.47
42.47
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Chad Bentz and Bill Ricks

Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
12.13
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.2
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.52
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.52
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.03
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
2.76
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.03
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
2.63
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chad Bentz and Bill Ricks

Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
12000
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
569.81
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
162.26
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
135.85
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.65
59.05
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
203.77
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
177.36
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.532
0.532
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.75
70.77
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA