Phil Bickford vs. James Edwards — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
James Edwards
Lost GenerationMississippiThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

James Edwards 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. James Edwards posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.37 and WHIP 1.616 compared to 4.62 and 1.302 for Phil Bickford. By the career numbers, James Edwards had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and James Edwards

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.23
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.91
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.4
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.57
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.27
41.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.69
40.69
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.35
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
4.37
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1753
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584.1
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
10.26
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.26
10.26
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.48
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
4.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
3.25
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.837
0.837
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2663
41.02
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.65
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
5
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
5.54
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.616
1.616
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2372
36.53
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.02
41.02

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and James Edwards

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
27
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
9
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.76
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.71
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.43
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.117
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and James Edwards

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
James Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
145
448.45
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
569.07
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
James Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
James Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
74.23
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
71.13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.39
10.49
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
77.32
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
83.51
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
James Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
James Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
James Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
James Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
James Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
James Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.56
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.84
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
46.39
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
James Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
-1
-3.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.19
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
James Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
111.34
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.39
5.39
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.65
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
James Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA