Buster Brown vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Buster Brown
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Ricks
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Buster Brown and Bill Ricks are fairly close on the surface numbers. Buster Brown carried a career ERA of 3.21 against Bill Ricks's 3.23. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Buster Brown and Bill Ricks — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buster Brown and Bill Ricks

Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
1.45
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.65
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.02
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.96
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.32
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.64
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.12
33.12
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.51
70.51
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.81
57.81
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.66
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
3.21
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
3.23
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4355
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451.2
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
8.48
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
8.68
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.22
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
631
3.91
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
3.11
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.04
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.924
0.924
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.37
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6029
37.38
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1492
38.55
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.34
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.377
1.377
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5339
33.1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1326
34.26
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.38
37.38
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Buster Brown and Bill Ricks

Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.05
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.04
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.95
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3087
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.66
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.8
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
2.25
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.26
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
4.71
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
2.76
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
4.45
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
2.63
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.43
94.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.175
2.175
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.585
1.585
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.85
50.85
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.17
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buster Brown and Bill Ricks

Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
253.14
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
275.47
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
557
600
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
159
600
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
522
562.3
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
102.33
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
66.79
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
24.78
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7.54
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.23
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
35.55
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
7
26.42
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31.37
33.8
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
151.89
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
122.8
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.481
0.481
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
40.93
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
24.78
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
62.48
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27.6
29.73
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
19.39
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
139
149.73
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.01
4.01
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
17.24
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA