Phil Bickford vs. Chris Flexen — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Flexen
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Flexen 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 led in strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 76), walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 103), and run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 94). Chris Flexen held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 99 vs 84). Role difference aside, Phil Bickford holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Chris Flexen

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
2.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.45
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.46
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.65
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.18
41.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.79
63.79
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
4.62
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
4.83
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
691.1
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
759
9.88
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.88
9.88
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.33
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.38
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
3.36
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
6.35
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.079
1.079
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.2
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3025
39.38
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.51
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
5
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
5.18
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.3
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.77
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.471
1.471
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2720
35.41
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Chris Flexen

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
2.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.45
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
691.1
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.65
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.07
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.74
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.51
98.51
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.759
0.759
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.79
63.79
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Chris Flexen

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
174
5494.74
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
568.42
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.65
20.65
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
126.32
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
11.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
221.05
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA