Tom Dettore vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Tom Dettore
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational 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 Tom Dettore 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 5.21 and 1.586 for Tom Dettore. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Dettore and Bill Ricks

Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
3.41
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.75
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.55
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.06
22.06
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
5.21
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
179.2
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
9.82
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.8
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
3.91
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.55
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
5.31
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.024
1.024
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.25
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
814
40.78
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.15
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
6.16
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.4
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.25
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.85
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.525
1.525
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
35.32
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.78
40.78
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Tom Dettore and Bill Ricks

Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
3.41
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.75
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
179.2
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.15
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
2.25
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.15
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.632
0.632
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.06
22.06
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Dettore and Bill Ricks

Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
755.56
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
54
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
48
533.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.574
0.574
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
11
122.22
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
10
111.11
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
36.54
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
12
133.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
15
166.67
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
7
77.78
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
10
111.11
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
3.94
43.77
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
44.44
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
13
144.44
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.15
4.15
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.22
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA