Joe Davenport vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Joe Davenport
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational 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 Joe Davenport as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Davenport posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 3.23 and 1.329 for Bill Ricks. By the career numbers, Joe Davenport had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Davenport and Bill Ricks

Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
3.23
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.75
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
8.68
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.75
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
38.25
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1492
38.55
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.75
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.25
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.72
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.85
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
30.75
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1326
34.26
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Joe Davenport and Bill Ricks

Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
2.25
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Davenport and Bill Ricks

Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
6000
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
569.81
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
162.26
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
135.85
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.65
59.05
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
203.77
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
177.36
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.75
70.77
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA