Jim Bunning vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Jim Bunning
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Ricks
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Jim Bunning and Bill Ricks are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jim Bunning carried a career ERA of 3.27 against Bill Ricks's 3.23. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Jim Bunning and Bill Ricks — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bunning and Bill Ricks

Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
1.41
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.65
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.24
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.96
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
0.54
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.54
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.44
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.9
54.9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.82
87.82
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.81
57.81
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
0.36
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1366
3.27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11281
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760.1
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3433
8.22
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
8.68
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
0.89
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1000
2.39
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
3.28
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.23
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2855
6.83
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.83
6.83
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.11
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.38
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15618
37.38
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1492
38.55
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.09
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
3.65
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
4.26
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.06
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.329
1.329
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14418
34.51
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.38
37.38
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Jim Bunning and Bill Ricks

Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
1.41
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.66
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.24
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.95
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11280
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
0.49
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
0.89
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.06
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
1.44
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
578
1.38
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.17
96.17
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.978
0.978
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.82
87.82
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.92
56.92
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.05
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bunning and Bill Ricks

Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
601
257.39
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
275.47
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1401
600
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
159
600
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1275
546.04
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
91.22
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
77.52
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
8.99
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.71
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
3
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
13.7
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45.26
19.38
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
263
112.63
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
106.21
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
35.12
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
32.12
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
64.24
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26.33
11.28
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.43
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
14.56
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
362
155.03
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.87
3.87
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
36.4
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.57
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
36
15.42
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.86
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.86
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA