Phil Bickford vs. Dizzy Dean — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dizzy Dean
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star

Dizzy Dean 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. Dizzy Dean posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.206 compared to 4.62 and 1.302 for Phil Bickford. By the career numbers, Dizzy Dean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Dizzy Dean

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.45
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.05
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.69
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.38
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.89
57.89
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.38
64.38
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.56
72.56
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.14
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5902
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1967.1
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1919
8.78
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.43
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
2.07
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1163
5.32
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.821
0.821
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
38.38
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8171
37.38
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.35
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
3.54
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.206
1.206
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7691
35.18
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.38
37.38

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Dizzy Dean

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
27
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
9
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.76
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.71
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.99
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Dizzy Dean

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325
254.57
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
717
561.62
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.568
0.568
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
126.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
98.69
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
18.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
27.42
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.52
38.79
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
169.19
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
133.94
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.537
0.537
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.407
0.407
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
59.53
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
59.53
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
112.79
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51.35
40.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.05
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
81.46
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.37
7.37
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
30.55
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
12
9.4
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.92
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.92
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100