Phil Bickford vs. Dick Conger — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Conger
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Conger 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 5.14 and 1.729 for Dick Conger. 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 Conger

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.44
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.54
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
4.62
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
5.14
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
11.06
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.06
11.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.48
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.5
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
3.09
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.57
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.64
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
41.66
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
5
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.43
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.729
1.729
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
36.51
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.66
41.66

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Dick Conger

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
27
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
9
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.76
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.71
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.947
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Dick Conger

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
20
571.43
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
4.94
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-17.95
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.25
5.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA