Phil Bickford vs. Jeff Locke — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jeff Locke
MillenialNew HampshireThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jeff Locke 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 82), walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 87), and run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 92). Jeff Locke held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 84). Role difference aside, Phil Bickford holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Jeff Locke

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.73
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.56
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.47
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.57
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.87
44.87
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
4.59
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2029
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676.1
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
9.34
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.96
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.48
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
3.51
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
6.4
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.102
1.102
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.32
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.29
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2937
39.08
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
4.94
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.41
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.83
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.428
1.428
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2594
34.52
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.08
39.08

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Jeff Locke

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.73
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.56
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2029
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676.1
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.4
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.28
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.72
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.68
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.969
0.969
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Jeff Locke

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
131
350.89
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
522.32
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
48.21
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
45.54
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.17
5.81
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
50.89
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
69.64
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.75
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.36
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.11
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.64
-15.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.43
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
278.57
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
56.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.36
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA