Phil Bickford vs. Rube Curry — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Curry
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Curry 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. Rube Curry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.254 compared to 4.62 and 1.302 for Phil Bickford. By the career numbers, Rube Curry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Rube Curry

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
1.37
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.99
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.57
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.41
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.89
57.89
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.64
72.64
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.68
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
3.57
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3973
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1324.1
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1348
9.16
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
2.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
599
4.07
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
0.688
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
38.38
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5036
34.22
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.23
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
4.49
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.49
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.254
1.254
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
33.86
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4522
30.73
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.22
34.22

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Rube Curry

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
1.51
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.07
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4104
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.64
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
3.01
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.19
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
3.84
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
3.65
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.424
2.424
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.74
70.74
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Rube Curry

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
220.76
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
541.37
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.578
0.578
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
116.34
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
91.6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
14.66
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.41
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.66
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
24.73
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45.11
41.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
154.81
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
143.82
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
53.13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
52.21
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
101.68
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.97
45.77
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.66
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
23.82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.5
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109.17
109.17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
31.15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.66
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.66
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100