Phil Bickford vs. Lefty Calhoun — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Calhoun
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis-New Orleans StarsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lefty Calhoun 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. Lefty Calhoun posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.4 and WHIP 1.417 compared to 4.62 and 1.302 for Phil Bickford. By the career numbers, Lefty Calhoun had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Lefty Calhoun

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.98
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.93
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.43
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.62
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.18
41.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.88
46.88
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.5
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
4.4
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
872
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290.2
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
9.2
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.48
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
3.56
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
4.68
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1277
39.54
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.71
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
5
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
5.67
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.62
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.59
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1134
35.11
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Lefty Calhoun

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.88
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1075
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358.1
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.55
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.53
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
2.13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.65
97.65
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.107
1.107
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Lefty Calhoun

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
76
318.88
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
562.24
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
92.31
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
75.52
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.59
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.78
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.56
23.31
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
113.29
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
117.48
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
54.55
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
75.52
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
130.07
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.77
20.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.98
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
143
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.59
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA