Dick Egan vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Dick Egan
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican 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 Dick Egan 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 5.15 and 1.549 for Dick Egan. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Egan and Bill Ricks

Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
6.57
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
5.15
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
101.1
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
9.68
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.15
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
3.64
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.62
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
6.04
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.076
1.076
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
40.86
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.58
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
5.86
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
36.77
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.86
40.86
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Dick Egan and Bill Ricks

Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
6.57
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
101.1
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.8
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.42
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.58
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.22
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.21
86.21
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Egan and Bill Ricks

Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
8880
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
569.81
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA