Grant Bowler vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Grant Bowler
Greatest GenerationColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican 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 Grant Bowler 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 6.91 and 1.968 for Grant Bowler. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Grant Bowler and Bill Ricks

Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.67
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.65
17.65
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.91
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.91
6.91
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.2
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.88
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.83
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.67
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.04
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.056
1.056
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
43.2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.94
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
8.21
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.968
1.968
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
37.37
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Grant Bowler and Bill Ricks

Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.66
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1056
27
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
9
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Bowler and Bill Ricks

Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
784.62
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
26.42
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
17.26
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
79.25
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
83.02
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
158.49
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-6.44
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
276.92
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
2.17
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA