Phil Bickford vs. Bob Bruce — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Bruce
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob Bruce 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 run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 91), strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 103), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 116). Bob Bruce held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 115 vs 84). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Phil Bickford.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Bob Bruce

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.39
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.57
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.83
40.83
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.85
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1146
9.19
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.73
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
733
5.88
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.3
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.38
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4818
38.64
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
4.42
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
1.324
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4430
35.52
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Bob Bruce

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.32
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Bob Bruce

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
333.67
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
517.71
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
77.81
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
65.84
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.47
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.97
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.96
20.89
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
91.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
124.19
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
37.41
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.44
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
62.84
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.57
17.31
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
41.9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
152.62
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
34.41
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.49
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA