Phil Bickford vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Downs 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. Dave Downs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.74 and WHIP 1.217 compared to 4.62 and 1.302 for Phil Bickford. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Dave Downs

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
38.38
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
33.86
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Dave Downs

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Dave Downs

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.45
34.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.56
41.68
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA