Phil Bickford vs. Mike LaCoss — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike LaCoss
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mike LaCoss 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 led in strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 65), walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 94), and run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 98). Mike LaCoss held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 126 vs 84). Role difference aside, Phil Bickford holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Mike LaCoss

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
2.15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.26
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.51
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.53
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.76
48.76
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.55
58.55
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
4.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5219
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1739.2
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1786
9.24
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.51
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.48
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
725
3.75
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.44
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783
4.05
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.28
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.15
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7496
38.78
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.32
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
4.58
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.47
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.09
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.443
1.443
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6603
34.16
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Mike LaCoss

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
2.15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.26
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5219
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1739.2
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.65
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.59
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
2.35
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
2.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.55
58.55
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Mike LaCoss

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
443.34
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
563
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
481
512.61
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.407
0.407
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
63.94
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
50.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.72
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.85
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.96
13.81
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
82.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
85.26
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.97
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
20.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.64
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
19.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
194
206.75
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
2.9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
65.01
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.07
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA