Phil Bickford vs. Larry Christenson — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Larry Christenson
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Larry Christenson 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. Larry Christenson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 105 vs 84), walk avoidance (BB%+ 127 vs 117), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 98). Phil Bickford held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 91). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Larry Christenson.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Larry Christenson

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.56
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.41
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.53
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.46
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.9
53.9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.53
90.53
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.79
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4208
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1402.2
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1401
8.99
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.64
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
2.53
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
781
5.01
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.838
0.838
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.22
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
38.38
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5861
37.61
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
4.16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.34
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.3
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.68
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5345
34.3
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Larry Christenson

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.56
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.41
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4208
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1402.2
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.55
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.14
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.84
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
1.68
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.61
91.61
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.078
1.078
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.53
90.53
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Larry Christenson

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
243
288.14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
427
506.32
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
75.89
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
45.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
15.42
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.37
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.04
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
30.83
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27.51
32.63
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
135.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
104.35
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
36.76
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
54.55
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
78.26
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.79
22.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
28.46
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
223
264.43
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.27
2.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
64.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.19
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.37
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.37
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.37
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100