Phil Bickford vs. Brandon Claussen — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brandon Claussen
Gen XSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brandon Claussen 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 5.04 and 1.544 for Brandon Claussen. 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 Brandon Claussen

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.65
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.65
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.46
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.77
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
4.62
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
5.04
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
948
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
10.22
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.33
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.37
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
3.45
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
6.49
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.104
1.104
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.2
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.43
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1423
40.53
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
5
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
5.61
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.54
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.6
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.519
1.519
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257
35.8
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.53
40.53

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Brandon Claussen

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.65
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.65
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
948
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.37
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.51
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.48
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.11
98.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Brandon Claussen

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
58
305.26
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
521.05
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
52.63
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
52.63
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.18
6.19
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
52.63
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
73.68
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.32
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.53
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
36.84
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.19
-11.51
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.05
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
210.53
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.85
2.85
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
57.89
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.26
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA