Phil Bickford vs. Steve Blass — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Blass
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Steve Blass 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. Phil Bickford led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 88), strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 87), and run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 98). Steve Blass held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 101 vs 84). Role difference aside, Phil Bickford holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Steve Blass

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
1.59
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.3
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.58
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.43
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.54
57.54
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.91
81.91
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
3.63
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4792
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1597.1
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1558
8.78
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.72
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
3.36
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
896
5.05
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.32
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
38.38
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6780
38.2
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
4.16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.19
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.11
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6092
34.32
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Steve Blass

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.59
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.3
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4795
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1598.1
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.77
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
1.41
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
2.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.63
81.63
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Steve Blass

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
295
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
600
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
546
546
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
94
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
83
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.54
19.54
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
110
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
105
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
42
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
37
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.93
14.93
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
140
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.29
4.29
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
40
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA