Kyle Dowdy vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Kyle Dowdy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican 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 Kyle Dowdy 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 5.65 and 1.849 for Kyle Dowdy. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Dowdy and Bill Ricks

Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.71
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.63
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.54
Kyle Dowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Kyle Dowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.33
58.33
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Kyle Dowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.65
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.2
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Kyle Dowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
9.73
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Kyle Dowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.26
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Kyle Dowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.59
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6.28
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Kyle Dowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Kyle Dowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Kyle Dowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.94
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Kyle Dowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.63
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
43.01
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.63
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Kyle Dowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6.28
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Kyle Dowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Kyle Dowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.63
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.57
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.85
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.814
1.814
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
34.85
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Kyle Dowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Kyle Dowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.01
43.01
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Kyle Dowdy and Bill Ricks

Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.71
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.2
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.94
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.94
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Kyle Dowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.88
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.88
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Kyle Dowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Dowdy and Bill Ricks

Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
275.47
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
600
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Dowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA