Phil Bickford vs. Walt Dickson — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Walt Dickson
Pre-GenerationalTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh RebelsFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Walt Dickson 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. Walt Dickson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.401 compared to 4.62 and 1.302 for Phil Bickford. By the career numbers, Walt Dickson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Walt Dickson

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
1.72
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.33
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.64
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.21
34.21
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.96
58.96
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.51
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2100
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
700
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
759
9.76
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.85
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
2.6
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.606
0.606
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
38.38
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2814
36.18
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.48
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
4.9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.401
1.401
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
33.86
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2584
33.22
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.18
36.18

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Walt Dickson

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
8.9
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
40.2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
6.3
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
62.4
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
72.3
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
68.7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.709
1.709
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.5
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Walt Dickson

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
134
321.6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
535.2
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
72
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
69.6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.15
14.77
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
74.4
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
108
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
38.4
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
57.6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.39
8.15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
117.6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.1
5.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
28.8
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100