Phil Bickford vs. Lou Lucier — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Lucier
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lou Lucier 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. Lou Lucier posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.81 and WHIP 1.623 compared to 4.62 and 1.302 for Phil Bickford. By the career numbers, Lou Lucier had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Lou Lucier

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.92
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.8
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.81
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
101.2
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
10.45
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.48
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
4.16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.74
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.767
0.767
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
40.19
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.42
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.43
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.623
1.623
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
35.85
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Lou Lucier

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
27
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
9
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.76
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.71
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.83
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.364
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Lou Lucier

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
33
761.54
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
576.92
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.1
25.48
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.26
29.19
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA