Clint Blume vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Clint Blume
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational 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 Clint Blume as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clint Blume posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.515 compared to 3.23 and 1.329 for Bill Ricks. By the career numbers, Clint Blume had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clint Blume and Bill Ricks

Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.55
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.54
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.33
58.33
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
3.23
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
7.91
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
8.68
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.73
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.09
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.04
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.758
0.758
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.924
0.924
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
39.55
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.45
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.82
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
4.26
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
33.27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1326
34.26
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Clint Blume and Bill Ricks

Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.66
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1056
27
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
9
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clint Blume and Bill Ricks

Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
866.67
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
6
400
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
51.96
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
177.36
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.532
0.532
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
73.56
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.75
70.77
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA