Phil Bickford vs. Bill James — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill James
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill James 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 James posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.2 and WHIP 1.431 compared to 4.62 and 1.302 for Phil Bickford. By the career numbers, Bill James had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Bill James

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.55
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.5
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.54
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.52
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
3.2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3539
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179.2
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1110
8.47
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.47
8.47
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.48
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
4.41
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
3.11
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.836
0.836
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.24
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.37
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
38.38
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4958
37.83
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.22
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
4.26
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.431
1.431
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
33.86
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4332
33.05
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Bill James

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
27
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.76
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.71
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.138
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Bill James

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
294.92
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
413
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
358
520.1
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.436
0.436
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
74.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
63.92
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.72
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.45
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.08
19
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
85.71
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
117.68
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.32
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.43
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
53.75
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.26
13.45
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.36
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
39.23
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
200.48
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
2.99
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.32
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.45
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.36
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33