Dave Ford vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Dave Ford
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican 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 Dave Ford 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 4.02 and 1.267 for Dave Ford. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Ford and Bill Ricks

Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.97
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.69
15.69
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
4.02
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
9.31
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.87
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.86
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
3.28
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
2.68
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.04
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.504
0.504
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.924
0.924
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
635
36.95
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1492
38.55
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.11
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
4.31
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.52
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.93
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.85
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.241
1.241
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.329
1.329
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
34.27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.95
36.95
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Dave Ford and Bill Ricks

Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.97
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.47
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.22
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.69
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.69
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.569
0.569
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.69
15.69
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Ford and Bill Ricks

Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
51
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
275.47
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
600
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA