Vida Blue vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Vida Blue
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Bill Ricks
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Vida Blue and Bill Ricks are fairly close on the surface numbers. Vida Blue carried a career ERA of 3.27 against Bill Ricks's 3.23. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Vida Blue and Bill Ricks — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Vida Blue and Bill Ricks

Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
1.35
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.65
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
1.27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.96
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.56
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.54
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
0.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.49
56.49
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.22
94.22
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.81
57.81
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.38
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213
3.27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10030
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3343.1
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2939
7.91
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
8.68
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
0.71
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1185
3.19
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
3.28
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.16
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
5.85
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.28
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.06
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.03
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13837
37.25
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1492
38.55
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
3.65
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
4.26
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.26
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
0.59
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.329
1.329
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12383
33.33
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1326
34.26
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Vida Blue and Bill Ricks

Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
1.35
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.66
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
1.27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.95
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10031
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3343.2
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.34
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.15
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.05
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.54
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
1.49
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.68
96.68
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.104
1.104
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.22
94.22
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.92
56.92
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.06
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vida Blue and Bill Ricks

Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
508
493.2
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
159
600
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
512
497.09
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
51.46
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
38.83
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
8.74
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.88
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
12.62
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.86
16.37
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
71.84
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
101.94
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
35.92
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
15
14.56
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
3.46
3.36
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.91
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
47.57
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
271
263.11
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
51.46
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA