Phil Bickford vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Cliff Lee 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. Cliff Lee led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 147 vs 117), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 98), and home run suppression (HR9+ 94 vs 84). Role difference aside, Cliff Lee holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Cliff Lee

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.38
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.89
57.89
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.93
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1824
7.61
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.61
7.61
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
38.38
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.23
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Cliff Lee

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.78
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.21
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Cliff Lee

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
95.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
76.64
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.47
23.32
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
123.36
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
104.67
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.75
16.36
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50