Mark Dewey vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Mark Dewey
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational 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 Mark Dewey 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 3.65 and 1.474 for Mark Dewey. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mark Dewey and Bill Ricks

Mark Dewey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mark Dewey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
7.41
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Mark Dewey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.25
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Mark Dewey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.33
58.33
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Mark Dewey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Mark Dewey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
3.65
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 9 Innings
747
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Mark Dewey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
8.78
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.65
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Mark Dewey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Mark Dewey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
3.69
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.8
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
6.07
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Mark Dewey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Mark Dewey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.084
1.084
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Mark Dewey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1066
38.53
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1492
38.55
Mark Dewey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.53
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Mark Dewey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
3.8
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
4.26
Mark Dewey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Mark Dewey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.43
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.98
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.85
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.386
1.386
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 9 Innings
932
33.69
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1326
34.26
Mark Dewey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Mark Dewey and Bill Ricks

Mark Dewey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mark Dewey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
7.41
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 9 Innings
747
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Mark Dewey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.72
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.34
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Mark Dewey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
2.13
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
2.06
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Mark Dewey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.61
96.61
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Dewey and Bill Ricks

Mark Dewey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mark Dewey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
8785.71
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 600 PA
11
471.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
18.5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
171.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
21.19
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Dewey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Dewey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Dewey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Dewey
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA