Joe Berry vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Joe Berry
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican 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 Berry as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Berry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.45 and WHIP 1.133 compared to 3.23 and 1.329 for Bill Ricks. By the career numbers, Joe Berry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Berry and Bill Ricks

Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
4.07
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.64
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.54
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.67
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.84
48.84
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.55
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
2.45
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
3.23
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
882
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
7.53
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
8.68
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.66
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
3.28
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
3.58
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.04
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
0.694
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.924
0.924
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1215
37.19
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1492
38.55
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
3.21
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
3.03
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
4.26
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.329
1.329
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1125
34.44
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.19
37.19
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Joe Berry and Bill Ricks

Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.66
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1056
27
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
9
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.81
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Berry and Bill Ricks

Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
985.19
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
81
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
70
518.52
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
11
81.48
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
9
66.67
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.81
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.81
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
2.74
20.31
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
13
96.3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
15
111.11
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.04
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.22
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
8
59.26
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
2.26
16.77
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
29.63
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
14
103.7
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.79
5.79
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
51.85
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA