Phil Bickford vs. Howie Fox — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howie Fox
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howie Fox 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. Howie Fox posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.33 and WHIP 1.452 compared to 4.62 and 1.302 for Phil Bickford. By the career numbers, Howie Fox had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Howie Fox

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
2.01
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.07
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.35
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.58
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.39
37.39
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.23
53.23
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.34
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
4.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3325
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1108.1
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1174
9.53
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.58
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.48
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
3.53
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
2.78
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.14
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.14
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4810
39.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.51
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
4.96
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.452
1.452
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4358
35.39
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.06
39.06

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Howie Fox

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
8.9
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
30.3
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.2
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
35.43
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.47
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
44.23
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
42.76
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.69
96.69
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.57
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Howie Fox

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
393.26
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
386
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
542.49
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.498
0.498
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
102.59
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
82.38
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
17.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
20.21
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.87
26.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
129.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
119.69
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
45.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
38.86
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
80.83
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.03
23.36
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.99
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
73.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.21
8.21
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
40.41
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.44
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100