Phil Bickford vs. Watson Clark — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Watson Clark
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Watson Clark 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. Watson Clark posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.305 compared to 4.62 and 1.302 for Phil Bickford. By the career numbers, Watson Clark had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Watson Clark

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.83
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.57
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.5
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.37
53.37
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.03
58.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.47
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
3.66
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5242
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747.1
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1897
9.77
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.77
9.77
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.44
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
1.97
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
3.31
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.587
0.587
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
38.38
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7442
38.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.43
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
4.31
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.305
1.305
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7042
36.27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Watson Clark

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
27
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
9
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.76
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.71
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.55
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.234
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Watson Clark

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
326.52
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
656
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
546.95
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.501
0.501
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
107.01
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
93.29
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.74
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.72
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
30.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
125.3
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
137.2
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
44.82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
34.76
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
78.66
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35.52
32.49
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
30.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
74.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.1
8.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.87
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.83
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA