Bill Bishop vs. Phil Marchildon — Career Comparison

Bill Bishop
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Marchildon
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Phil Marchildon built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Bishop as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Phil Marchildon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.456 compared to 9.96 and 2.277 for Bill Bishop. By the career numbers, Phil Marchildon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Bishop and Phil Marchildon

Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.34
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.37
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.96
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.2
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.5
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.77
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.56
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.55
47.55
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.57
87.57
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.96
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.61
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
9.96
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
3.93
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.86
7.86
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
27
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3643
27
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1214.1
9
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
13.02
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1084
8.03
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.02
13.02
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.6
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
7.47
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
5.07
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.72
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
3.56
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
2.11
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.33
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
49.98
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5309
39.35
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
13.98
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
4.48
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.98
13.98
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.277
2.277
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.456
1.456
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
41.94
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4602
34.11
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.43
10.43
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.98
49.98
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Bill Bishop and Phil Marchildon

Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.34
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
27
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
9
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.53
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.96
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.49
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.53
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.62
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.189
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Bishop and Phil Marchildon

Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
236.67
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
600
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
536.84
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
405
518.12
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
74.2
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
62.69
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.96
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.51
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
6.09
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.53
17.31
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
89.55
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
110.02
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
26.87
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
33.26
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
58.85
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-13.07
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.97
10.2
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
34.54
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
110
140.72
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
4.26
4.26
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
46.06
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.96
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0