Ed Doheny vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Ed Doheny
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York 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 Ed Doheny 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 3.73 and 1.486 for Ed Doheny. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Doheny and Bill Ricks

Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.18
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.65
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.08
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.96
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.48
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.53
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.47
47.47
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.81
57.81
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
583
3.73
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4215
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1405
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1421
9.1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
667
4.27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
572
3.66
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.04
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.882
0.882
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.924
0.924
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.56
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6229
39.9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
936
6
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5421
34.73
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.9
39.9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Ed Doheny and Bill Ricks

Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.19
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.66
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4179
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1393
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.47
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.69
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
2.25
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
3.62
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
2.76
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
3.16
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
2.63
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.17
87.17
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.658
2.658
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.585
1.585
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Doheny and Bill Ricks

Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
187.31
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
275.47
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
599
600
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
159
600
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
564.94
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
111.19
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
93.16
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
11.02
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.01
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.01
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
18.03
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.35
37.41
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
139.23
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
143.24
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
70.12
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
49.08
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
116.19
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.97
38.03
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.01
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.05
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PA
101
101.17
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.93
5.93
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.01
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.02
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.02
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA