Phil Bickford vs. Ches Buchanan — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ches Buchanan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Ches Buchanan 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.62 and WHIP 1.302 compared to 4.88 and 1.464 for Ches Buchanan. By the career numbers, Phil Bickford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Ches Buchanan

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.65
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.65
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
4.62
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
4.88
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
10.16
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.95
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
2.84
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.644
0.644
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1410
40.03
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
5
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
6.08
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.54
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.457
1.457
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1289
36.6
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.03
40.03

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Ches Buchanan

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
2.41
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.26
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.64
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.722
1.722
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Ches Buchanan

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
56
270.97
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
532.26
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
58.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
48.39
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.68
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.68
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.18
15.38
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
67.74
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
116.13
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
62.9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.35
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
82.26
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.44
6.97
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
58.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.68
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
62
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.68
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA