Phil Bickford vs. Tommy Byrne — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tommy Byrne
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tommy Byrne 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. Tommy Byrne posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.604 compared to 4.62 and 1.302 for Phil Bickford. By the career numbers, Tommy Byrne had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Tommy Byrne

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.86
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.56
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.46
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.19
55.19
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.5
60.5
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.43
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
4.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.228
0.228
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4086
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
7.71
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
7.52
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.65
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.48
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
6.85
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
766
5.06
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
1.324
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.19
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.56
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6181
40.84
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.48
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
4.55
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.597
1.597
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
33.86
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5059
33.43
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.84
40.84

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Tommy Byrne

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
6.41
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.89
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1183
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394.1
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.35
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
3.95
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
5.61
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
5.3
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.31
94.31
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.88
13.88
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.43
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Tommy Byrne

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
377
345.34
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
601
550.53
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
130.99
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
87.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
23.82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
43.97
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65.59
60.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
207.94
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
168.55
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
66.87
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
89.77
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
143.82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66.92
61.3
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.75
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
34.81
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
115.42
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.2
5.2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
11
10.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100