Phil Bickford vs. Derek Lowe — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Derek Lowe
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Derek Lowe 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 80), run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 94), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 109). Derek Lowe held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 133 vs 84). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Phil Bickford.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Derek Lowe

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
2.29
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.59
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.53
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.85
52.85
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.36
55.36
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.29
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1195
4.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8014
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2671.1
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2759
9.3
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
0.73
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
794
2.68
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.23
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1722
5.8
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.942
0.942
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.19
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.26
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
38.38
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11358
38.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
0.57
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
4.49
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.34
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.19
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
1.06
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10330
34.8
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Derek Lowe

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
2.29
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8014
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2671.1
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.74
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.53
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
2.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
2.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.36
55.36
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Derek Lowe

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
682
766.29
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
534
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
436
489.89
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
73.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
57.3
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.61
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.73
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.53
18.58
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
91.01
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
105.62
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
33.71
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
28.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
60.67
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.81
13.26
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.58
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
144.94
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
4.14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
75.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.25
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.87
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100