Phil Bickford vs. Johnny Couch — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johnny Couch
Lost GenerationMontanaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Johnny Couch 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 4.63 and 1.487 for Johnny Couch. 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 Johnny Couch

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
2.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.87
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.41
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.48
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.03
46.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.18
42.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.36
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
4.62
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
4.63
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1929
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
785
10.99
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.99
10.99
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.57
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
2.39
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.57
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2836
39.7
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.53
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
5
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
5.89
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2655
37.16
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.7
39.7

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Johnny Couch

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
27
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
9
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.76
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.71
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.5
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.299
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Johnny Couch

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 600 PA
148
371.55
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
222
557.32
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
92.89
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
75.31
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.53
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.57
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.85
29.76
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
130.54
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
117.99
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
45.19
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.76
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.43
23.67
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.59
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
155.65
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
3.85
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.57
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50