Adrian Devine vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Adrian Devine
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational 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 Adrian Devine 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 4.21 and 1.608 for Adrian Devine. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Adrian Devine and Bill Ricks

Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
5.04
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.28
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.6
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.54
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.17
54.17
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.72
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
4.21
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1162
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387.1
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
10.57
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.79
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
3.14
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
3.28
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.77
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
4.51
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.04
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.849
0.849
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.924
0.924
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.26
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1729
40.17
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.14
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
4.65
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.77
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.72
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.91
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.85
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.523
1.523
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1536
35.69
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.17
40.17
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Adrian Devine and Bill Ricks

Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
5.04
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.28
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1162
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387.1
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.72
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.37
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
2.25
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
2.09
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.78
92.78
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.415
0.415
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Adrian Devine and Bill Ricks

Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
2893.33
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
41
546.67
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
1.83
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.5
-33.27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
15
200
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA