Dwight Bernard vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Dwight Bernard
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational 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 Dwight Bernard 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 4.14 and 1.648 for Dwight Bernard. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dwight Bernard and Bill Ricks

Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
5.88
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.41
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.31
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
4.14
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
10.02
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.51
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
4.4
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.41
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
4.7
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.04
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
40.04
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.84
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
4.76
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.46
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.56
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.92
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.85
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.602
1.602
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
34.57
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.04
40.04
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Dwight Bernard and Bill Ricks

Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
5.88
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.18
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.53
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.53
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dwight Bernard and Bill Ricks

Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
7666.67
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
333.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
43.14
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
177.36
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.629
0.629
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.532
0.532
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.93
62.02
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA