Phil Bickford vs. Willie Cornelius — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie Cornelius
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Willie Cornelius 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. Willie Cornelius posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.54 and WHIP 1.428 compared to 4.62 and 1.302 for Phil Bickford. By the career numbers, Willie Cornelius had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Willie Cornelius

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.59
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.48
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.58
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.38
45.38
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.62
70.62
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.58
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
4.54
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3010
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1003.1
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
1053
9.45
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
3.4
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
4.82
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.913
0.913
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.21
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.29
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4455
39.96
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
5
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
638
5.72
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.51
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.427
1.427
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3927
35.23
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.96
39.96

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Willie Cornelius

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
1.6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3340
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1113.1
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.39
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
2.28
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.19
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.85
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.67
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.48
93.48
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.7
69.7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Willie Cornelius

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
263.75
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
480
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
515
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
111.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
82.5
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.75
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.75
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
28.75
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.57
54.46
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
156.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
178.75
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
71.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
48.75
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
116.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47.63
59.54
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
62.5
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
10
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.25
6.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
17.5
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.5
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.5
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100