Phil Bickford vs. Tony Cloninger — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tony Cloninger
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tony Cloninger 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 67), strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 86), and run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 84). Tony Cloninger held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 84). Role difference aside, Phil Bickford holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Tony Cloninger

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.79
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.26
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.49
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.81
53.81
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.17
70.17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.32
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
4.07
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5303
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767.2
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1643
8.37
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.37
8.37
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.92
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.48
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
4.06
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.33
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1120
5.7
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.61
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.17
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7624
38.82
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.2
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
4.57
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.381
1.381
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6768
34.46
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Tony Cloninger

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.79
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.26
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5302
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767.1
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.58
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.42
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
2.13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.79
93.79
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.17
70.17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Tony Cloninger

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
366
326.3
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
673
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
621
553.64
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
106.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
80.24
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
14.26
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.81
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
25.85
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.57
33.49
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
153.34
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
115.9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
57.95
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
59.73
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
107.88
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32.39
28.88
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
143.54
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.18
4.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
34.77
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.35
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.67
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67