Phil Bickford vs. Woody Williams — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Woody Williams
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Woody Williams 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 5.11 and 1.617 for Woody Williams. 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 Woody Williams

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.75
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.31
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.66
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.89
57.89
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
4.62
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.11
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.2
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
10.09
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.66
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.48
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.46
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.151
1.151
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
41.16
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.92
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
5
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.77
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.66
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.617
1.617
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
36.17
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.16
41.16

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Woody Williams

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.75
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.31
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.2
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.97
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.762
0.762
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Woody Williams

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
22
488.89
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
555.56
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.65
14.5
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.91
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA