Phil Bickford vs. Karl Drews — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Karl Drews
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Karl Drews 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.62 and WHIP 1.302 compared to 4.76 and 1.506 for Karl Drews. By the career numbers, Phil Bickford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Karl Drews

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
2.37
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.48
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.58
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.36
45.36
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.08
49.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
4.62
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
4.76
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2480
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
826.2
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9.94
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.94
9.94
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.78
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.48
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
3.61
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
3.51
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.791
0.791
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.19
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.38
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3652
39.76
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.48
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
5
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
493
5.37
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3285
35.76
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.76
39.76

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Karl Drews

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
8.9
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
25.82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.07
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.45
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
19.18
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.71
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
25.34
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
24.63
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.2
97.2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.954
0.954
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Karl Drews

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
449.48
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
523.71
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
43.3
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
39.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.29
8.85
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
47.42
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
101.03
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
20.62
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.31
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.93
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.43
-7.07
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
57.73
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
195.88
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
16.49
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.06
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.19
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100