Phil Bickford vs. Vic Willis — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vic Willis
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Vic Willis 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. Vic Willis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.63 and WHIP 1.209 compared to 4.62 and 1.302 for Phil Bickford. By the career numbers, Vic Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Vic Willis

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513
1.16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
1.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
0.56
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
0.46
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.85
54.85
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.81
91.81
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
0.87
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.02
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1167
2.63
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11988
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3996
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3621
8.16
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.16
8.16
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1212
2.73
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1651
3.72
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.717
0.717
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.21
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.35
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
38.38
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16263
36.63
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.09
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
3.65
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
33.86
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14895
33.55
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.63
36.63

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Vic Willis

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525
1.15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.57
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12291
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4097
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
0.85
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1131
2.48
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1592
3.5
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1520
3.34
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.48
95.48
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.895
2.895
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.14
49.14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.07
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Vic Willis

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
531
196.3
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1623
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1493
551.94
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
91.68
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
82.81
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
7.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.48
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.37
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
8.87
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61.59
22.77
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
278
102.77
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
124.58
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
39.56
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
31.05
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
70.24
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56.49
20.88
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.96
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
29.94
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199
73.57
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.16
8.16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
15.16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100