Phil Bickford vs. Jim Davis — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Davis
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Davis 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. Jim Davis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.01 and WHIP 1.408 compared to 4.62 and 1.302 for Phil Bickford. By the career numbers, Jim Davis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Jim Davis

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
3.41
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.86
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.58
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.32
25.32
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.22
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.01
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1219
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406.1
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
8.48
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.93
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.48
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
3.96
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.22
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
4.36
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.925
0.925
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1744
38.63
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.33
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.63
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.383
1.383
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1554
34.42
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Jim Davis

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
3.41
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.86
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1219
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406.1
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.44
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.66
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
2.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.94
96.94
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.617
0.617
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.32
25.32
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Jim Davis

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
154
796.55
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
512.07
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
46.55
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
46.55
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.64
8.49
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
46.55
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
103.45
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
36.21
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.38
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.93
-4.8
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
56.9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
279.31
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA