Vern Bickford vs. Bob Smith — Career Comparison

Vern Bickford
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bob Smith
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Vern Bickford and Bob Smith are fairly close on the surface numbers. Vern Bickford had the edge in ERA (3.71 vs 3.94). By the career numbers, Vern Bickford had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Vern Bickford and Bob Smith

Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
1.52
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
1.74
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.25
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.92
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.55
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.42
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.48
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.56
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.66
53.66
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.27
43.27
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.87
81.87
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.64
52.64
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.61
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
0.51
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.16
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
3.71
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
983
3.94
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3229
27
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6739
27
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1076.1
9
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2246.1
9
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
8.7
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2472
9.9
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.53
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
467
3.9
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
2.68
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
3.76
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
618
2.48
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.852
0.852
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.573
0.573
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.21
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4641
38.81
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9652
38.67
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.19
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.63
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
4.18
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1139
4.56
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4149
34.69
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8964
35.91
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.67
38.67

Fielding Stats for Vern Bickford and Bob Smith

Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
409.5
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
27
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
153
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
659
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
454.5
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1391
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
621
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
607.5
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2050
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.84
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.962
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
42.75
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Vern Bickford and Bob Smith

Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
265.05
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
742
248.3
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
412
600
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1793
600
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
365
531.55
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1689
565.2
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
57
83.01
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
136.87
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
53
77.18
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
108.09
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.83
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
21.42
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.69
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.67
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.83
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
28.78
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
8.71
12.69
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.95
45.49
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
61
88.83
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
174.68
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
67
97.57
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
154.6
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
23
33.5
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
51.53
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
28
40.78
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
55.55
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
51
74.27
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
105.41
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3.38
4.93
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152.81
51.14
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.33
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
14.56
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
17.4
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
123.79
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
36.81
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
4.85
4.85
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.3
16.3
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
53.88
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
17.07
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
14.56
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.67
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.35
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.35
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
9.7
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.17
55.17