Archie Bradley vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Archie Bradley
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational 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 Archie Bradley 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 4.03 and 1.409 for Archie Bradley. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Archie Bradley and Bill Ricks

Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.13
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.64
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.55
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.54
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.85
50.85
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.59
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
4.03
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1467
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
489
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
472
8.69
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.85
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
3.7
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.29
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.96
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.39
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
38.94
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.51
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
4.31
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.85
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.85
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1875
34.51
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.94
38.94
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Archie Bradley and Bill Ricks

Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.13
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.64
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1467
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
489
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.46
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.64
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.14
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Archie Bradley and Bill Ricks

Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
2938.24
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
68
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
63
555.88
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
3.65
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
44.12
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
61.76
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-24.92
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
39
344.12
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.74
1.74
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.29
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA