Phil Bickford vs. Ryan Dempster — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ryan Dempster
Gen XCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ryan Dempster 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 73), run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 83), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 90). Ryan Dempster held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 90 vs 84). Role difference aside, Phil Bickford holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Ryan Dempster

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
579
2.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.32
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
0.5
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.5
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.81
49.81
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.62
60.62
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.33
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
4.35
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7161
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2387
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2347
8.85
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
1.01
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.48
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1071
4.04
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.18
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075
7.82
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.318
1.318
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.3
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.34
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10412
39.26
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
0.7
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1250
4.71
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.38
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.24
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.79
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.432
1.432
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9086
34.26
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.26
39.26

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Ryan Dempster

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
579
2.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.32
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7161
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2387
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.64
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
1.27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
1.91
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.47
95.47
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.874
0.874
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.62
60.62
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Ryan Dempster

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
512.54
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
686
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
588
514.29
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
50.73
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
41.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.87
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.75
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.62
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.19
7.17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
62.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
62.1
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
20.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
14.87
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
34.99
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
-13.51
-11.82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.37
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
221
193.29
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.1
3.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
74.34
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.62
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA