Jim Dickson vs. Milt Wilcox — Career Comparison

Jim Dickson
Silent GenerationOregonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Milt Wilcox
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Milt Wilcox built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Dickson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Milt Wilcox posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.07 and WHIP 1.402 compared to 4.36 and 1.560 for Jim Dickson. By the career numbers, Milt Wilcox had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Dickson and Milt Wilcox

Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
6.89
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
1.76
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.26
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.53
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.5
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.29
51.29
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.83
71.83
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.33
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
4.36
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.07
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
27
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6050
27
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
142.1
9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016.2
9
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
8.54
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1991
8.89
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.63
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.91
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
4.87
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
770
3.44
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.63
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.29
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
5.44
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1137
5.07
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.145
1.145
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.946
0.946
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.57
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.23
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.33
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
39.84
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8635
38.54
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.59
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.24
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.37
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1013
4.52
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.36
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.26
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.76
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.369
1.369
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
34.84
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7652
34.15
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.84
39.84
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Jim Dickson and Milt Wilcox

Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
6.89
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
1.76
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.27
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
27
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6048
27
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
142.1
9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016
9
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.54
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.39
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
1.59
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.64
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
2.26
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.52
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
2.14
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.66
94.66
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.08
72.08
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Dickson and Milt Wilcox

Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
9342.86
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
3452.17
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
539.13
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
78.26
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.44
21.18
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
113.04
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
113.04
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.13
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.98
17.23
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
15
130.43
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
4.6
4.6
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA