Phil Bickford vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews 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. Dick Matthews posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.6 and WHIP 0.950 compared to 4.62 and 1.302 for Phil Bickford. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Dick Matthews

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.89
57.89
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.228
0.228
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
7.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
38.38
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
33.86
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Dick Matthews

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Dick Matthews

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
520
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.46
32.74
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
120
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
146.67
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.89
38.51
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA