Al Cicotte vs. Bill Phyle — Career Comparison

Al Cicotte
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Phyle
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Phyle built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Cicotte as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Phyle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 4.36 and 1.562 for Al Cicotte. By the career numbers, Bill Phyle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Cicotte and Bill Phyle

Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.53
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.21
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.55
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.01
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.35
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.33
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.45
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.62
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.48
43.48
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.48
34.48
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.69
15.69
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.78
83.78
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.92
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
4.36
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
3.96
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
780
27
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
826
27
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
9
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275.1
9
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
9.69
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
10.59
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.69
9.69
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.04
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.12
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.91
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
5.16
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
2.48
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.599
0.599
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1138
39.39
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
39.65
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.45
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
4.92
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
6.34
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.535
1.535
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1014
35.1
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
36.35
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.39
39.39
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.65
39.65

Fielding Stats for Al Cicotte and Bill Phyle

Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.53
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.16
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.55
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.41
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
781
27
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
260.1
9
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.8
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.07
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.56
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
2.42
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.65
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.35
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
3.36
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.89
91.89
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.881
2.881
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.69
15.69
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.59
35.59
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Cicotte and Bill Phyle

Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
854.79
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
61
190.63
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
73
600
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
600
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
583.56
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
568.75
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
123.29
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
100
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
106.85
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
81.25
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
15.63
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.13
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.75
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
2.96
24.37
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.95
27.98
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
139.73
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
121.88
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
131.51
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
128.13
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.66
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.13
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
5
41.1
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
78.13
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
21.98
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.07
25.23
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.13
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
147.95
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
93.75
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
4.06
4.06
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.4
6.4
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.13
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.66
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100