Phil Bickford vs. Herb Pennock — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Herb Pennock
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Herb Pennock 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. Herb Pennock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.348 compared to 4.62 and 1.302 for Phil Bickford. By the career numbers, Herb Pennock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Herb Pennock

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617
1.55
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
0.6
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
0.41
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.89
57.89
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.07
68.07
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
0.62
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.08
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1428
3.6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10715
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3571.2
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3900
9.83
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.32
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
2.31
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1227
3.09
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.16
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.09
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
38.38
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15154
38.19
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.34
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
4.26
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14202
35.79
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Herb Pennock

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
27
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
9
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.76
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.71
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
925
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.499
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Herb Pennock

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
620
260.87
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1426
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1214
510.8
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
232
97.62
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
80.36
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
13.88
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.68
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.68
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
17.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77.94
32.79
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
119.92
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
333
140.11
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.488
0.488
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
45.44
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
43.34
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
87.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85.09
35.8
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.95
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
39.55
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
74.89
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.01
8.01
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
46.7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100