Cot Deal vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Cot Deal
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth 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 Cot Deal 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 6.55 and 1.780 for Cot Deal. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cot Deal and Bill Ricks

Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.53
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Cot Deal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Cot Deal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
6.55
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.63
6.63
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.1
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Cot Deal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
11.18
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.41
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Cot Deal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.84
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
3.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.04
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.918
0.918
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.924
0.924
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.81
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Cot Deal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
43.12
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.91
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Cot Deal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
7.46
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.46
7.46
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Cot Deal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Cot Deal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
37.88
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Cot Deal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Cot Deal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.12
43.12
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Cot Deal and Bill Ricks

Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.65
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.88
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Cot Deal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.76
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
2.76
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.64
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
2.63
Cot Deal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.467
0.467
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cot Deal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cot Deal and Bill Ricks

Cot Deal
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Cot Deal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
1061.54
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Cot Deal
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Cot Deal
Career
Per 600 PA
24
553.85
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Cot Deal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Cot Deal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Cot Deal
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Cot Deal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Cot Deal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Cot Deal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Cot Deal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Cot Deal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
26.42
Cot Deal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Cot Deal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Cot Deal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Cot Deal
Career
Per 600 PA
2.24
51.71
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Cot Deal
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Cot Deal
Career
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Cot Deal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Cot Deal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Cot Deal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.564
0.564
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Cot Deal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Cot Deal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Cot Deal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Cot Deal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Cot Deal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
79.25
Cot Deal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
83.02
Cot Deal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
158.49
Cot Deal
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
41.6
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Cot Deal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cot Deal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Cot Deal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cot Deal
Career
Per 600 PA
7
161.54
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cot Deal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.71
3.71
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Cot Deal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Cot Deal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Cot Deal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cot Deal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Cot Deal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cot Deal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cot Deal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cot Deal
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA