Phil Bickford vs. Virgil Jester — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Virgil Jester
Greatest GenerationColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Virgil Jester 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. Virgil Jester posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.480 compared to 4.62 and 1.302 for Phil Bickford. By the career numbers, Virgil Jester had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Virgil Jester

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.52
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.96
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.6
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.48
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.84
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
10.08
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.08
10.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.72
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.24
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
3
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.693
0.693
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
39.12
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.72
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
4.32
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
35.76
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.12
39.12

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Virgil Jester

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
27
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
9
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.76
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.71
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.714
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Virgil Jester

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
21
572.73
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
518.18
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.614
0.614
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
109.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.55
42.15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
163.64
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.77
48.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA