Phil Bickford vs. Rip Collins — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rip Collins
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rip Collins 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 Collins posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.442 compared to 4.62 and 1.302 for Phil Bickford. By the career numbers, Rip Collins had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Rip Collins

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
1.63
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.57
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.43
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.84
56.84
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.42
70.42
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.44
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
3.99
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5137
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1712.1
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1795
9.43
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.38
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.48
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
3.54
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569
2.99
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
0.726
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.19
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.4
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7490
39.37
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.25
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
4.88
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.442
1.442
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6740
35.43
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.37
39.37

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Rip Collins

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
27
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
9
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.76
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
545
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.71
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
527
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.684
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Rip Collins

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
316
290.35
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
653
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
582
534.76
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
88.21
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
67.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
16.54
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.68
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
21.13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28.4
26.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
114.85
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
121.29
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.428
0.428
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
39.51
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
33.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
71.67
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.78
21.85
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.76
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
30.32
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199
182.85
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
3.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
32.16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0