Phil Bickford vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup 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. Roy Witherup posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 4.62 and 1.302 for Phil Bickford. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Roy Witherup

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
38.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Roy Witherup

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Roy Witherup

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA