Phil Bickford vs. Doug Fister — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doug Fister
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doug Fister 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. Doug Fister led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 148 vs 117), home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 84), and run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 106). Phil Bickford held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 81). Role difference aside, Doug Fister holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Doug Fister

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
1.53
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.43
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.53
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.58
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.43
47.43
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.39
93.39
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
3.72
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4267
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1422.1
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1456
9.21
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.89
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
2.1
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
6.14
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.25
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.46
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
38.38
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5976
37.81
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
4.14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.17
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.89
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.257
1.257
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5511
34.87
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Doug Fister

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
1.53
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.43
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4267
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1422.1
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.78
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.18
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
2.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.96
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.09
95.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.39
93.39
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Doug Fister

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
1157.81
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
492.19
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
75
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60.94
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.35
15.69
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
89.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
89.06
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.75
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.88
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.13
9.97
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
196.88
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.05
3.05
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
93.75
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA