Phil Bickford vs. Ron Darling — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ron Darling
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Ron Darling 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 91), run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 86), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 88). Role difference aside, Phil Bickford holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Ron Darling

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
1.46
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.39
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.52
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.44
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.97
53.97
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1016
3.87
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7081
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360.1
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2244
8.56
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
0.91
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
906
3.45
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1590
6.06
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.058
1.058
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.37
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.22
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
38.38
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10032
38.25
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1139
4.34
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.36
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.63
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.335
1.335
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8899
33.93
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Ron Darling

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
1.46
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.39
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7081
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360.1
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.67
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
1.49
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
2.31
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
2.17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.88
93.88
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.487
1.487
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Ron Darling

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
396.71
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
608
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
526
519.08
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
75
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
50.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.72
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.97
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.97
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
24.67
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.46
19.2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
105.59
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
90.79
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
38.49
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.72
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
57.24
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.78
9.65
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.8
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
172.7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.47
3.47
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
64.14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.97
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100