Phil Bickford vs. Al Pratt — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Pratt
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland Forest CitysUnknownStarting Pitcher

Al Pratt 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. Al Pratt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.535 compared to 4.62 and 1.302 for Phil Bickford. By the career numbers, Al Pratt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Al Pratt

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.71
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.58
31.58
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
4.41
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
991
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330.1
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
12.15
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.66
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.69
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1655
45.09
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
5
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
11.47
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.47
11.47
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.535
1.535
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
43.43
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.09
45.09

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Al Pratt

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.46
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.85
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.38
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.4
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.64
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.24
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.76
84.76
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.535
1.535
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.59
77.59
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Al Pratt

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
45
137.76
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
596.94
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
159.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
113.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.37
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.92
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.12
58.54
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
232.65
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
162.24
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
125.51
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
97.96
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
223.47
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.32
68.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
196
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100