Phil Bickford vs. Fred Blanding — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Blanding
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Blanding 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. Fred Blanding posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.395 compared to 4.62 and 1.302 for Phil Bickford. By the career numbers, Fred Blanding had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Fred Blanding

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.59
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.95
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.5
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.51
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.45
49.45
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.72
59.72
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2443
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
814.1
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
859
9.49
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
3.07
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.682
0.682
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.23
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
38.38
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3377
37.32
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.51
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
4.37
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
34.08
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.32
37.32

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Fred Blanding

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
8.9
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
28.8
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
47.8
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
56
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
52.4
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.57
93.57
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.819
1.819
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Fred Blanding

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
146
265.45
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
330
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301
547.27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.561
0.561
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
118.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
100
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.91
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.45
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.79
39.62
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
145.45
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
149.09
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.524
0.524
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
50.91
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
43.64
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
92.73
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24.03
43.69
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.45
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
25.45
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
105.45
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.69
5.69
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80