Phil Bickford vs. Chris Waters — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Waters
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Waters 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.62 and WHIP 1.302 compared to 5.07 and 1.480 for Chris Waters. By the career numbers, Phil Bickford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Chris Waters

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.89
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.41
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.59
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
4.62
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.07
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.1
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
9.31
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.33
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.41
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.48
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.01
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
4.48
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.943
0.943
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.35
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
40.09
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
5
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.31
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.59
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
35.37
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.09
40.09

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Chris Waters

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.89
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.41
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.1
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.41
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.59
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Chris Waters

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
16
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA