Phil Bickford vs. Larry French — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Larry French
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Larry French 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. Larry French posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.331 compared to 4.62 and 1.302 for Phil Bickford. By the career numbers, Larry French had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Larry French

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
1.63
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
1.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.56
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
0.49
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.53
53.53
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.37
67.37
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.57
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1206
3.44
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9456
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3152
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
3375
9.64
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.47
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
2.34
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1187
3.39
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
0.636
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.12
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13465
38.45
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.31
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1440
4.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.331
1.331
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12604
35.99
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Larry French

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
27
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
9
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.76
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
791
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.71
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
752
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.07
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.319
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Larry French

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
286.67
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1193
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1057
531.6
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
0.505
0.505
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
100.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
83.49
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
13.58
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.51
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51.51
25.91
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
120.2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
126.24
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
41.74
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
42.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
83.49
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50.33
25.31
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.01
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
24.14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PAverified
210
105.62
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.68
5.68
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
42.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
20
10.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.51
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.51
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100