Chris Eddy vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Chris Eddy
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican 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 Chris Eddy 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 7.36 and 2.455 for Chris Eddy. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Eddy and Bill Ricks

Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
14.73
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Chris Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Chris Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
7.36
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.78
11.78
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.438
0.438
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Chris Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
17.18
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.18
17.18
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Chris Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Chris Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Chris Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Chris Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.91
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
4.91
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.04
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Chris Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Chris Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Chris Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.91
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
54
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Chris Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
7.36
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Chris Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.91
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.72
Chris Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.455
2.455
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
39.27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Chris Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Chris Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Chris Eddy and Bill Ricks

Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
14.73
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
2.25
Chris Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Chris Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Eddy and Bill Ricks

Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
275.47
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
600
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA