Ken Dayley vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Ken Dayley
Baby BoomersIdahoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational 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 Ken Dayley 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 3.64 and 1.461 for Ken Dayley. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Dayley and Bill Ricks

Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
6.04
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.71
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.61
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
3.64
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1721
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573.2
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
564
8.85
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.66
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
3.53
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.77
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
6.37
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2450
38.44
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1492
38.55
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
4.28
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.31
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.85
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.85
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2164
33.95
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1326
34.26
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Ken Dayley and Bill Ricks

Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
6.04
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1721
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573.2
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.36
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.99
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.38
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.35
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.223
0.223
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Dayley and Bill Ricks

Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
388
2450.53
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
95
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
81
511.58
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.537
0.537
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
17
107.37
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
17
107.37
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
4.44
28.02
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
17
107.37
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
24
151.58
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25.26
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.63
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
37.89
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
5.64
35.6
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
44.21
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
32
202.11
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.97
2.97
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
44.21
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.32
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.32
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA