Dave Dowling vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Dave Dowling
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Ricks
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Dowling posted a stronger line than Bill Ricks. Dave Dowling posted stronger numbers in ERA (1.8 vs 3.23) and WHIP (1.200 vs 1.329). By the career numbers, Dave Dowling had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Dave Dowling and Bill Ricks

Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.54
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.33
58.33
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
3.23
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
3.28
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.7
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.04
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.924
0.924
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
37.8
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1492
38.55
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
4.26
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.329
1.329
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
37.8
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Dave Dowling and Bill Ricks

Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Dowling and Bill Ricks

Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.16
-23.84
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA