Tom Dukes vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Tom Dukes
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational 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 Tom Dukes 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 4.35 and 1.539 for Tom Dukes. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Dukes and Bill Ricks

Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
6.68
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.21
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.66
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.81
23.81
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.87
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
4.35
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
651
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
9.37
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.37
9.37
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.79
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
3.4
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.08
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
7.01
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
955
39.61
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.15
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
4.98
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.419
1.419
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
852
35.34
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Tom Dukes and Bill Ricks

Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
6.69
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
650
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
216.2
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.21
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.16
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.37
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.205
0.205
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Dukes and Bill Ricks

Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
4390.91
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
572.73
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
569.81
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
26.42
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
12.45
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-11.9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
13
354.55
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.69
1.69
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA