Phil Bickford vs. Johnny Lush — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johnny Lush
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Johnny Lush 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. Johnny Lush posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.68 and WHIP 1.276 compared to 4.62 and 1.302 for Phil Bickford. By the career numbers, Johnny Lush had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Johnny Lush

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
1.32
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.48
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.62
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.71
43.71
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.16
85.16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.76
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
2.68
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3718
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1239.1
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1169
8.49
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
3.56
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.46
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
38.38
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5168
37.53
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.15
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4.15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.277
1.277
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4692
34.07
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.53
37.53

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Johnny Lush

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
1.23
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6999
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
2.77
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.5
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.29
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
4.56
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
4.27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.481
3.481
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.62
89.62
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Johnny Lush

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
377
208.86
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1083
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
993
550.14
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
139.61
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
110.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
22.16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.36
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108.13
59.91
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
320
177.29
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
329
182.27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
59.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
52.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
110.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119.87
66.41
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.43
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
38.23
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
70.36
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.53
8.53
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
15.51
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
15.51
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100