Phil Bickford vs. Dick Woodson — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Woodson
Silent GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Woodson 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 83), strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 86), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 92). Dick Woodson held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 99 vs 84). Role difference aside, Phil Bickford holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Dick Woodson

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
2.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.52
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.49
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.52
51.52
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.47
55.47
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.23
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
3.47
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.236
0.236
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
589
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
7.98
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.84
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.48
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
3.87
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
4.81
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.964
0.964
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.24
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
38.38
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2505
38.28
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
4.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.26
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.23
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.316
1.316
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2216
33.86
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.28
38.28

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Dick Woodson

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
2.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1769
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
589.2
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.53
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.42
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.95
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.934
0.934
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.47
55.47
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Dick Woodson

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
137
637.21
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
544.19
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
41.86
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
41.86
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.93
4.34
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
41.86
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60.47
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.56
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.3
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
41.86
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.62
-21.51
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
251.16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.39
2.39
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
37.21
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA