Phil Bickford vs. Rankin Johnson — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rankin Johnson
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago WhalesFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rankin 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. Rankin Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.227 compared to 4.62 and 1.302 for Phil Bickford. By the career numbers, Rankin Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Rankin Johnson

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.44
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.44
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.6
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.61
73.61
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.62
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
2.92
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.522
0.522
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1350
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
8.02
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.02
8.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
3.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
3.38
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
38.38
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
928
18.56
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.64
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
33.86
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768
15.36
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.663
0.663
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.56
18.56

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Rankin Johnson

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
27
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
9
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.76
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.71
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.52
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.542
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Rankin Johnson

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
72
275.16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
550.32
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
68.79
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
61.15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.64
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.64
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.37
12.87
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
76.43
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
91.72
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.75
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
38.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
64.97
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.68
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
19.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
122.29
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.91
4.91
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.75
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100