Phil Bickford vs. Vic Lombardi — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vic Lombardi
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Vic Lombardi 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. Vic Lombardi posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.415 compared to 4.62 and 1.302 for Phil Bickford. By the career numbers, Vic Lombardi had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Vic Lombardi

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
2.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.95
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.48
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.49
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.5
49.5
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.84
44.84
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.4
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.15
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
3.68
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2834
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944.2
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
919
8.76
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.67
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.48
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
3.98
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
3.24
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.802
0.802
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.18
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.15
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4078
38.85
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.74
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
4.4
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.415
1.415
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3644
34.72
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Vic Lombardi

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
27
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
9
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.76
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.71
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.49
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.045
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Vic Lombardi

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
437.65
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
340
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
548.82
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.576
0.576
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
130.59
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
114.71
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.76
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
15.88
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.88
38.61
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
148.24
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
153.53
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
44.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
56.47
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
100.59
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.85
45.62
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.76
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
60
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
28.24
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.29
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.29
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100