Phil Bickford vs. Jack Powell — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Powell
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Powell 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. Jack Powell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.97 and WHIP 1.217 compared to 4.62 and 1.302 for Phil Bickford. By the career numbers, Jack Powell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Jack Powell

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
578
1.19
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
1.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
0.5
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
0.52
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
49
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.27
89.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
0.87
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.03
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1450
2.97
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13167
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4389
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4319
8.86
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.23
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
2.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1621
3.32
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.602
0.602
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.14
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.25
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
38.38
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17896
36.7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.12
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1991
4.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16755
34.36
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.7
36.7

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Jack Powell

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
1.32
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
0.46
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11934
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3978
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
0.31
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
2.19
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1180
2.67
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
2.5
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.64
93.64
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.892
1.892
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.1
35.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Jack Powell

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
585
200.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1754
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1610
550.74
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
105.7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249
85.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.79
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.74
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
20.52
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100.43
34.35
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
136.49
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
403
137.86
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
45.5
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
42.42
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
85.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101.81
34.83
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.39
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
29.76
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
299
102.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.87
5.87
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
17.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100