Phil Bickford vs. Nestor Cortes — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nestor Cortes
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Nestor Cortes 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. Nestor Cortes led in run prevention (ERA+ 135 vs 106), home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 84), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 119 vs 98). Role difference aside, Nestor Cortes holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Nestor Cortes

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
2.14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.4
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.52
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.37
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.89
57.89
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.73
65.73
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
3.94
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.236
0.236
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1807
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602.1
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
537
8.02
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.02
8.02
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.33
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.52
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
2.69
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
604
9.02
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.302
1.302
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.24
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
38.38
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2490
37.21
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.24
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
4.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.52
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2279
34.05
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Nestor Cortes

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
2.14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.4
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1807
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602.1
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.54
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.85
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.49
96.49
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.385
0.385
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.73
65.73
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Nestor Cortes

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
37400
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
86400
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA