Foghorn Bradley vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Foghorn Bradley
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational 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 Foghorn Bradley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Foghorn Bradley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.49 and WHIP 1.252 compared to 3.23 and 1.329 for Bill Ricks. By the career numbers, Foghorn Bradley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Foghorn Bradley and Bill Ricks

Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.14
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.65
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.09
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.96
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.47
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Foghorn Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.52
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.37
47.37
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Foghorn Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.81
57.81
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.83
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Foghorn Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.49
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
3.23
Foghorn Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Foghorn Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Foghorn Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
520
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
173.1
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Foghorn Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
10.44
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.44
10.44
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Foghorn Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Foghorn Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Foghorn Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Foghorn Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.83
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
3.28
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Foghorn Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.83
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.04
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.924
0.924
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Foghorn Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
40.45
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Foghorn Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
6.02
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Foghorn Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Foghorn Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Foghorn Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.252
1.252
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.329
1.329
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
763
39.62
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Foghorn Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Foghorn Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.45
40.45
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Foghorn Bradley and Bill Ricks

Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.26
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.66
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.16
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Foghorn Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.89
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.74
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.385
1.385
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Foghorn Bradley and Bill Ricks

Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
22
157.14
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
275.47
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
84
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
585.71
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
569.81
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
19
135.71
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
16
114.29
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.29
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.14
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
5.63
40.24
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
23
164.29
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
21
150
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
85.71
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
79.25
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
57.14
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
20
142.86
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6.51
46.49
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.29
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Foghorn Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Foghorn Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Foghorn Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Foghorn Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA