Phil Bickford vs. Joe Lake — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Lake
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Lake 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. Joe Lake posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.85 and WHIP 1.260 compared to 4.62 and 1.302 for Phil Bickford. By the career numbers, Joe Lake had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Joe Lake

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.36
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.95
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.42
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.61
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.79
40.79
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.85
69.85
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.65
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.85
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3954
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1318
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
9.08
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
2.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
4.06
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
38.38
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5443
37.17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.36
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
4.57
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5091
34.76
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.17
37.17

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Joe Lake

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
2.4
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.99
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2235
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.51
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
5.63
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
6.68
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
6.14
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.86
91.86
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.553
2.553
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.21
41.21
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Joe Lake

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
247.62
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
504
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
491
584.52
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
120.24
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
92.86
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.67
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
27.38
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30.52
36.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
161.9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
129.76
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.495
0.495
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
46.43
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
45.24
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
88.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30.14
35.89
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.19
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
138.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.34
4.34
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.95
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100