Happy Foreman vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Happy Foreman
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican 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 Happy Foreman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Happy Foreman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.18 and WHIP 1.676 compared to 3.23 and 1.329 for Bill Ricks. By the career numbers, Happy Foreman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Happy Foreman and Bill Ricks

Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.76
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.18
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
3.23
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.94
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
8.68
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
7.15
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.15
7.15
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.18
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.04
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
38.91
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.38
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.76
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.677
1.677
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
31.76
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1326
34.26
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Happy Foreman and Bill Ricks

Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.66
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1056
27
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
9
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.833
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Happy Foreman and Bill Ricks

Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
1200
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
569.81
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-63.2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA