Phil Bickford vs. Ralph Birkofer — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ralph Birkofer
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ralph Birkofer built a career as a starting pitcher and Phil Bickford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ralph Birkofer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.458 compared to 4.62 and 1.302 for Phil Bickford. By the career numbers, Ralph Birkofer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Ralph Birkofer

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
2.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.51
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.46
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.54
52.54
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.48
48.48
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.4
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
4.19
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1632
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
544
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
618
10.22
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.4
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
2.9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
3.71
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2420
40.04
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.74
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
5
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
5.23
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.458
1.458
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2228
36.86
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.04
40.04

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Ralph Birkofer

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
27
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
9
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.76
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.71
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.92
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.705
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Ralph Birkofer

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
134
377.46
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
583.1
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.549
0.549
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
140.85
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
118.31
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.72
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.54
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.12
39.79
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
166.2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
152.11
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.541
0.541
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
61.97
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.68
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.99
45.05
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.45
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
109.86
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.46
5.46
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.63
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.63
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA