Phil Bickford vs. Fred Johnson — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Johnson
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Johnson 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. Phil Bickford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.62 and WHIP 1.302 compared to 5.26 and 1.602 for Fred Johnson. By the career numbers, Phil Bickford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Fred Johnson

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.92
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.76
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
4.62
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.26
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
11.06
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.06
11.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.92
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.36
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.97
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
40.42
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.92
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
5
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
5.95
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.602
1.602
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
36.99
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.42
40.42

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Fred Johnson

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
27
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
9
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.76
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.71
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Fred Johnson

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
385.71
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
557.14
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
85.71
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
85.71
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.83
11.82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
85.71
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
85.71
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
71.43
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
3.35
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
128.57
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA