Phil Bickford vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Michael Wacha
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Michael Wacha 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 94), walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 107), and run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 99). Michael Wacha held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 94 vs 84). Role difference aside, Phil Bickford holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Michael Wacha

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.61
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.41
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.89
57.89
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.68
59.68
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
3.89
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1571
8.69
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
1.07
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
2.78
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1416
7.83
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.24
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.23
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
38.38
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6846
37.86
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
4.13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.2
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.75
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6219
34.39
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Michael Wacha

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.66
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.94
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.64
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Michael Wacha

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
310
641.38
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
519.31
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
47.59
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
43.45
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.82
5.84
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
51.72
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
66.21
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.53
-15.58
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.62
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
258.62
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.32
2.32
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100