Dan Daub vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Dan Daub
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational 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 Dan Daub 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 4.75 and 1.548 for Dan Daub. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Daub and Bill Ricks

Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
1.26
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.65
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.03
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.96
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.45
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.52
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.39
46.39
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.75
81.75
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.81
57.81
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.74
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
4.75
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
899.1
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065
10.66
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
3.27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
3.28
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
1.85
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.04
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.569
0.569
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.924
0.924
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.46
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.54
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4047
40.5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
654
6.54
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.54
6.54
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.548
1.548
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3666
36.69
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Dan Daub and Bill Ricks

Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
1.27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.66
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2706
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.28
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
2.44
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
2.25
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.19
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
2.91
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
2.76
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
2.72
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
2.63
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.49
93.49
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.585
1.585
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Daub and Bill Ricks

Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
190.43
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
275.47
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
600
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
159
600
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
348
525.94
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Dan Daub
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Dan Daub
Career
Per 600 PA
0.574
0.574
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
105.79
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
95.21
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Dan Daub
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.05
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.53
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Dan Daub
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Dan Daub
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.58
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Dan Daub
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Dan Daub
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dan Daub
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27.78
41.99
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
120.91
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
170.78
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Dan Daub
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Dan Daub
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Dan Daub
Career
Per 600 PA
0.519
0.519
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Dan Daub
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Dan Daub
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Dan Daub
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Dan Daub
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
69.52
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
68.01
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
137.53
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31.43
47.5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.56
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
57.43
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Dan Daub
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Daub
Career
Per 600 PA
56
84.63
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.09
7.09
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9.07
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Dan Daub
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.6
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Daub
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.6
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA