Phil Bickford vs. Bill Foxen — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Foxen
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Foxen 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. Bill Foxen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.56 and WHIP 1.296 compared to 4.62 and 1.302 for Phil Bickford. By the career numbers, Bill Foxen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Bill Foxen

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.68
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.91
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.44
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.55
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.1
54.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.55
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.56
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
979
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326.1
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
7.8
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.8
7.8
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.48
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
3.86
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
3.59
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.827
0.827
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.41
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
38.38
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1316
36.29
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.63
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
3.47
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.296
1.296
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
33.86
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1161
32.02
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.29
36.29

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Bill Foxen

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.75
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.92
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
939
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.52
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
3.74
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
4.46
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
4.26
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.48
95.48
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.426
2.426
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.46
52.46
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Bill Foxen

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 600 PA
61
310.17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
538.98
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
76.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
50.85
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
20.34
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.42
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.8
29.51
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
111.86
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
127.12
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
20.34
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.51
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
45.76
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.09
20.81
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
45.76
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
167.8
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Foxen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Foxen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100