Phil Bickford vs. David Palmer — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
David Palmer
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

David Palmer 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 95), run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 97), and strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 109). David Palmer held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 84). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Phil Bickford.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and David Palmer

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.76
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.46
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.53
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.49
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.03
52.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.02
83.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
3.78
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3255
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1085
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1036
8.59
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.65
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.48
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
3.6
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.3
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
6.2
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.089
1.089
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.28
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.17
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
38.38
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4626
38.37
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
4.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.33
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.23
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.7
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4103
34.03
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.37
38.37

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and David Palmer

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.76
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.46
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3255
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1085
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.85
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.35
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.29
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
2.21
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.38
96.38
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.02
83.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and David Palmer

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
340.8
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
516.8
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
76.8
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
49.6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
19.2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
27.2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.67
21.87
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
120
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
84.8
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
35.2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
36.8
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
64
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.79
9.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
152
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
75.2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA