Phil Bickford vs. Lance Davis — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lance Davis
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lance 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. Phil Bickford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.62 and WHIP 1.302 compared to 4.74 and 1.486 for Lance Davis. 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 Lance Davis

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.69
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.69
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.68
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.89
57.89
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
4.62
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.74
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
106.1
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.5
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.88
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
4.49
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
39.02
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
5
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.08
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.34
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.93
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
35.72
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.02
39.02

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Lance Davis

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.69
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.69
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
106.1
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.51
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.95
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.54
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.45
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Lance Davis

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
21
340.54
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
535.14
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.59
9.64
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
81.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.47
-7.61
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
243.24
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
2.47
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA