Scott Elbert vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Scott Elbert
MillenialMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational 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 Scott Elbert 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 3.54 and 1.386 for Scott Elbert. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Elbert and Bill Ricks

Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
11.82
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.37
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
3.54
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
8.1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
8.68
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.93
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.91
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
8.75
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
410
38.17
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1492
38.55
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.51
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.54
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
4.26
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.74
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.335
1.335
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
33.61
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1326
34.26
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.17
38.17
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Scott Elbert and Bill Ricks

Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
11.82
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.37
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.93
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.93
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.079
0.079
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Elbert and Bill Ricks

Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
12700
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
569.81
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
26.42
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
32.61
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
79.25
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
83.02
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
158.49
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA