Phil Bickford vs. Vida Blue — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vida Blue
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

Vida Blue 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 73), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 89), and strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 107). Vida Blue held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 86 vs 84). Role difference aside, Phil Bickford holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Vida Blue

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
1.35
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
1.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.56
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
0.43
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.49
56.49
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.22
94.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.38
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10030
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3343.1
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2939
7.91
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.71
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1185
3.19
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2175
5.85
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.005
1.005
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.28
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.06
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
38.38
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13837
37.25
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
3.65
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.4
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.26
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.59
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
33.86
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12383
33.33
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Vida Blue

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
1.35
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
1.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10031
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3343.2
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.34
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.15
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.05
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.54
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
1.49
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.68
96.68
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.22
94.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Vida Blue

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
508
493.2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
512
497.09
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
51.46
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
38.83
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.88
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
12.62
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.86
16.37
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
71.84
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
101.94
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
35.92
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.56
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.46
3.36
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.91
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
47.57
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
263.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
51.46
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.94
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0