Mike Buddie vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Mike Buddie
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational 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 Mike Buddie 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 4.67 and 1.527 for Mike Buddie. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Buddie and Bill Ricks

Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
5.98
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.56
55.56
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
4.67
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
9.41
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.41
9.41
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.89
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
3.57
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.76
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
5.22
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.977
0.977
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.55
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.55
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
39.5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.58
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
5.22
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.48
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.89
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.85
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.443
1.443
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
34.63
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Mike Buddie and Bill Ricks

Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
5.98
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.96
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.79
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.89
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
2.76
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.75
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
2.63
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Buddie and Bill Ricks

Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
8700
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
569.81
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
79.25
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
4.42
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA