Phil Bickford vs. Joe Decker — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Decker
Baby BoomersIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Decker 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 79), run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 96), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 96). Joe Decker held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 100 vs 84). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Phil Bickford.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Joe Decker

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.93
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.46
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.56
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.08
69.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
710
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
8.9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.74
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.48
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
4.78
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
5.81
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.176
1.176
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.47
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3125
39.61
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
4.6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.42
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.32
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.66
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2679
33.96
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Joe Decker

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.92
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2133
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.73
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.1
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.94
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.84
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.77
94.77
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.954
0.954
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.08
69.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Joe Decker

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
153
1669.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
501.82
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
87.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
54.55
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.36
36.71
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
141.82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
120
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.507
0.507
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
54.55
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
76.36
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.88
31.38
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
240
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
65.45
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA