Chad Bradford vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Chad Bradford
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican 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 Chad Bradford 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 3.26 and 1.363 for Chad Bradford. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chad Bradford and Bill Ricks

Chad Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chad Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
9.79
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Chad Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.63
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.54
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.49
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.25
56.25
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Chad Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
3.26
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Chad Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1547
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Chad Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
515.2
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
527
9.2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.49
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Chad Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.39
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
3.28
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.68
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Chad Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
5.46
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Chad Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.46
5.46
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.873
0.873
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.924
0.924
Chad Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2180
38.05
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1492
38.55
Chad Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.01
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
3.73
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
4.26
Chad Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Chad Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.37
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Chad Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.12
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.85
Chad Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.329
1.329
Chad Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1978
34.52
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Chad Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.05
38.05
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Chad Bradford and Bill Ricks

Chad Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chad Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
9.79
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Chad Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1547
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Chad Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
515.2
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Chad Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.54
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Chad Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
1.9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Chad Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
2.55
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Chad Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
2.44
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Chad Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.89
95.89
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chad Bradford and Bill Ricks

Chad Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Chad Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
275.47
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
600
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA