Phil Bickford vs. Wilbur Wood — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Wilbur Wood
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Wilbur Wood 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 83), run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 98), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 114). Wilbur Wood held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 84). Role difference aside, Phil Bickford holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Wilbur Wood

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
651
2.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.55
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.52
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.25
51.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.62
45.62
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.38
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.19
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.24
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8052
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2684
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2582
8.66
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.66
8.66
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
2.43
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.24
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1411
4.73
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.796
0.796
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.24
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.21
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
38.38
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11154
37.4
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
0.66
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
3.79
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.35
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.38
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10209
34.23
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Wilbur Wood

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
651
2.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8055
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2685
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
1.75
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
2.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
2.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.75
97.75
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.932
0.932
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.62
45.62
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Wilbur Wood

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
651
1025.2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322
507.09
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
42.52
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
39.37
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.43
5.39
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
45.67
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
75.59
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
17.32
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
20.47
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
37.8
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
-9.85
-15.51
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
31.5
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
189
297.64
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.02
2.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
59.84
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
7
11.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100