Phil Bickford vs. Joe Coleman — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Coleman
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Coleman 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 83), run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 95), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 92). Joe Coleman held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 88 vs 84). Role difference aside, Phil Bickford holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Joe Coleman

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.19
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
0.5
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
0.47
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.26
51.26
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.25
70.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1055
3.7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7708
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2569.1
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2416
8.46
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.46
8.46
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
0.82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.48
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1003
3.51
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.23
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728
6.05
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.41
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.32
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
38.38
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10948
38.35
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.25
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
4.21
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.34
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.3
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.331
1.331
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9709
34.01
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Joe Coleman

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.19
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7708
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2569.1
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
0.63
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.23
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
1.94
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
1.86
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.5
95.5
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.095
1.095
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.25
70.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Joe Coleman

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
485
538.89
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
540
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
513.33
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
54.44
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
45.56
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.89
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.89
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.85
8.72
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
63.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
91.11
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
20
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
25.56
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
45.56
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.44
-7.16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
35.56
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
216.67
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
48.89
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
13
14.44
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0