Phil Bickford vs. Percy Forrest — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Percy Forrest
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Percy Forrest 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 7.48 and 1.796 for Percy Forrest. 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 Percy Forrest

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.29
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.96
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.04
13.04
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.05
71.05
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.53
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
4.62
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
7.48
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
187.2
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
11.99
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.48
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
4.17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.78
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
43.26
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
5
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
9.16
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.01
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.82
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.796
1.796
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
37.79
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.26
43.26

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Percy Forrest

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.85
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209.1
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.28
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.92
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.62
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.71
89.71
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.44
67.44
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Percy Forrest

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
44
290.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
553.85
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
125.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
98.9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.37
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.37
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.36
41.93
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
151.65
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
158.24
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
52.75
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
85.71
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
138.46
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.17
47.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.59
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.37
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.19
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA