Phil Bickford vs. Rip Coleman — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rip Coleman
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rip 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. Rip Coleman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.58 and WHIP 1.670 compared to 4.62 and 1.302 for Phil Bickford. By the career numbers, Rip Coleman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Rip Coleman

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
3.46
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.2
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.25
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.91
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.88
21.87
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.74
34.74
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
4.58
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
742
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247.1
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
10.44
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.44
10.44
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.76
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.48
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
4.51
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
4.73
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.027
1.027
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1123
40.86
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.95
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
5
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
5.24
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.662
1.662
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
36.21
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.86
40.86

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Rip Coleman

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
3.46
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
742
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247.1
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.55
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.75
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.47
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.29
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.65
92.65
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.663
0.663
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.74
34.74
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Rip Coleman

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
95
730.77
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
530.77
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
38.46
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
38.46
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.63
4.87
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
38.46
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
69.23
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.46
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.46
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.46
-18.89
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.77
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
284.62
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.11
2.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.46
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA