Jake Bird vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Jake Bird
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Ricks
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Ricks built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake Bird as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Ricks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.23 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 4.76 and 1.506 for Jake Bird. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake Bird and Bill Ricks

Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
7.4
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
4.76
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
697
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
232.1
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
9.37
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.37
9.37
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.97
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
3.87
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
8.37
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.37
8.37
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.7
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1025
39.71
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.16
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
5.19
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.89
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.85
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.472
1.472
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
34.59
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Jake Bird and Bill Ricks

Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
7.4
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
697
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
232.1
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.66
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.16
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Bird and Bill Ricks

Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
275.47
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
600
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA