Jim Faulkner vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Jim Faulkner
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational 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 Jim Faulkner 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 3.75 and 1.516 for Jim Faulkner. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Faulkner and Bill Ricks

Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.04
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.71
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.71
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.54
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.57
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.56
55.56
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.26
23.26
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
3.75
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
127.1
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
10.32
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.32
10.32
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3.32
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.04
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
0.636
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.924
0.924
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
40.08
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.41
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
4.81
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.516
1.516
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
36.47
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.08
40.08
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Jim Faulkner and Bill Ricks

Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.66
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1056
27
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
9
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.37
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.861
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Faulkner and Bill Ricks

Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
560.87
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
41
534.78
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.598
0.598
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
10
130.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
43.42
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
11
143.48
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
13
169.57
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.564
0.564
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
52.17
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
4.04
52.64
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
39.13
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA