Davy Dunkle vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Davy Dunkle
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican 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 Davy Dunkle 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 5.02 and 1.580 for Davy Dunkle. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Davy Dunkle and Bill Ricks

Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.65
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.96
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.36
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.64
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.17
36.17
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.05
77.05
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.81
57.81
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
5.02
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1263
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
10.75
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
3.46
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
2.97
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.04
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.715
0.715
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.924
0.924
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.38
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1887
40.34
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
6.82
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
36.43
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.34
40.34
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Davy Dunkle and Bill Ricks

Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.31
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.66
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1260
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
2.01
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
2.61
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
2.27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.89
86.89
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.738
1.738
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.585
1.585
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.03
18.03
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Davy Dunkle and Bill Ricks

Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
62
220.12
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
275.47
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
600
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
159
600
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
582.25
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
151
569.81
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
31
110.06
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
29
102.96
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
6.58
23.37
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
33
117.16
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
35
124.26
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
8
28.4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
10
35.5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
18
63.91
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
6.31
22.4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.2
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
36
127.81
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.69
4.69
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.55
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA