Phil Bickford vs. Dick Coffman — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Coffman
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Coffman 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 4.65 and 1.537 for Dick Coffman. 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 Dick Coffman

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472
2.91
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.81
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.44
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.59
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.11
43.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.97
27.97
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.29
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
4.62
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
4.65
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4381
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1460.1
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1782
10.98
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.98
10.98
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.57
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
2.85
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
2.29
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.572
0.572
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6542
40.32
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
1.2
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
5
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
894
5.51
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.537
1.537
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6044
37.25
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.32
40.32

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Dick Coffman

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
27
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
9
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.76
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.71
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
375
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.795
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Dick Coffman

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
639.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
443
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
400
541.76
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
69.07
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
52.82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.35
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.8
15.99
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
86.68
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
98.87
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
28.44
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.67
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
50.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.13
4.23
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
29.8
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151
204.51
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
28.44
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA