Phil Bickford vs. Jeff James — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jeff James
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jeff 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. Jeff James posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.51 and WHIP 1.429 compared to 4.62 and 1.302 for Phil Bickford. By the career numbers, Jeff James had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Jeff James

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.1
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.37
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.43
51.43
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
4.51
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.2
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
9.02
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.79
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.48
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
3.66
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
6.34
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
1.111
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
637
38.82
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
4.94
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.409
1.409
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
34.92
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Jeff James

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.1
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.1
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.73
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.28
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.02
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.943
0.943
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.43
51.43
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Jeff James

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
35
466.67
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
586.67
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
80
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
80
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.46
6.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
80
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
80
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-15.7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
266.67
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA