Phil Bickford vs. Joe Nuxhall — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Nuxhall
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Nuxhall 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 90), run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 80), and strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 93). Joe Nuxhall held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 89 vs 84). Role difference aside, Phil Bickford holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Joe Nuxhall

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
2.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.53
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.46
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.57
53.57
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.56
54.56
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.32
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.07
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
998
3.9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6908
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2302.2
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2310
9.03
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
776
3.03
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1372
5.36
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.18
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
38.38
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9813
38.35
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.39
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1093
4.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8967
35.05
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Joe Nuxhall

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
2.29
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
1.15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6203
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2067.2
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.41
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.48
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
2.04
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
1.9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.16
93.16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.829
0.829
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.38
50.38
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Joe Nuxhall

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
386.76
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
861
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
533.8
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
105.92
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
78.75
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
14.63
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
10.45
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
27.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56.5
39.37
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
156.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
136.59
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.532
0.532
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
52.96
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
54.36
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
96.86
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53.3
37.14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.79
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
27.87
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199
138.68
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
29.97
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.57
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 600 PA
13
9.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.39
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.39
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.79
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50