Phil Bickford vs. Arnie Portocarrero — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Arnie Portocarrero
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Arnie Portocarrero 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 75), run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 92), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 105). Arnie Portocarrero held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 90 vs 84). Role difference aside, Phil Bickford holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Arnie Portocarrero

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.83
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.29
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.42
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.63
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.48
70.48
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.36
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
4.32
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2452
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
817.1
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 9 Innings
778
8.57
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.48
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
3.52
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
3.72
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.805
0.805
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.19
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3508
38.63
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
4.75
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.343
1.343
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3171
34.92
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Arnie Portocarrero

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.83
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.29
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2452
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
817.1
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.47
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.08
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.63
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.55
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.27
95.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.849
0.849
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.48
70.48
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Arnie Portocarrero

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 600 PA
166
368.89
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
533.33
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
57.78
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
44.44
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.44
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.67
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.56
16.8
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
86.67
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
84.44
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
24.44
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
24.44
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
42.22
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.64
-1.43
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.67
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
217.78
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
2.76
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnie Portocarrero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
40
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.44
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Arnie Portocarrero
Career
Per 600 PA