Phil Bickford vs. Bud Black — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Black
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Black 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. Bud Black posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.22 and WHIP 1.688 compared to 4.62 and 1.302 for Phil Bickford. By the career numbers, Bud Black had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Bud Black

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.81
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.41
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.56
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.84
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
10.13
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.56
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.48
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
3.94
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.56
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
42.19
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
5
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.63
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
36.56
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Bud Black

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.74
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.33
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.96
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Bud Black

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
540
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.74
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-32.77
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA