Phil Bickford vs. Jim Weaver — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Weaver
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Weaver 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. Jim Weaver posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.88 and WHIP 1.374 compared to 4.62 and 1.302 for Phil Bickford. By the career numbers, Jim Weaver had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Jim Weaver

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
1.9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.57
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.36
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.89
57.89
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.29
61.29
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.38
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.88
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2680
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
893.1
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
891
8.98
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.38
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.39
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
4.52
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.879
0.879
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3871
39
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
4.58
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.374
1.374
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3525
35.51
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Jim Weaver

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
27
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
9
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.76
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.71
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.52
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.048
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Jim Weaver

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
341.57
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
332
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
522.29
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
54.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
46.99
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.42
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.81
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.23
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.67
8.43
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
63.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
83.13
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
19.88
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
19.88
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
39.76
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.82
-8.72
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.81
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
27.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
216.87
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
48.8
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
6
10.84
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA