Joe Bernard vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Joe Bernard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational 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 Joe Bernard as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Bernard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 3.000 compared to 3.23 and 1.329 for Bill Ricks. By the career numbers, Joe Bernard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Bernard and Bill Ricks

Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
3.23
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
18
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
54
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
4.26
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
36
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Joe Bernard and Bill Ricks

Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bernard and Bill Ricks

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