Phil Bickford vs. Edsall Walker — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Edsall Walker
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Edsall Walker 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. Edsall Walker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.28 and WHIP 1.381 compared to 4.62 and 1.302 for Phil Bickford. By the career numbers, Edsall Walker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Edsall Walker

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
1.6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.71
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.89
57.89
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.06
65.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.42
69.42
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.66
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
4.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2042
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680.2
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
659
8.71
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.71
8.71
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.26
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.48
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
3.7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
4.73
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.937
0.937
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2987
39.5
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.36
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
5
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
5.05
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.71
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.63
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2642
34.93
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Edsall Walker

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.63
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2142
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.29
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.6
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
3.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.89
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.42
95.42
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.775
1.775
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.44
67.44
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Edsall Walker

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
144
267.49
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
538.7
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.755
0.755
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
148.61
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
109.6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.72
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
39.01
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
61.11
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.79
73.92
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
221.05
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
189.47
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
100.31
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
85.45
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
174.61
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
77.73
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.44
82.54
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
39.01
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.57
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107.67
107.67
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
20.43
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100