Bob Forsch vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Bob Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherSilver Slugger
Bill Ricks
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Bill Ricks posted a stronger line than Bob Forsch. Bill Ricks posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.23 vs 3.76) and home runs allowed (0.23 per nine innings vs 0.7). By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bob Forsch and Bill Ricks

Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.6
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.65
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.36
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.96
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
0.54
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.54
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.44
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.26
55.26
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.74
84.74
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.81
57.81
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.22
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.06
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1169
3.76
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8384
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2794.2
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2777
8.94
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.94
8.94
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
0.7
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
2.68
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
3.28
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1133
3.65
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.04
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.924
0.924
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.14
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11715
37.73
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1492
38.55
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
4.25
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
4.26
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.34
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
0.87
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.85
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.329
1.329
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10631
34.24
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1326
34.26
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Bob Forsch and Bill Ricks

Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.6
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.66
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.36
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.95
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8384
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2794.2
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
0.75
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.3
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
2.12
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
639
2.06
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.26
97.26
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.283
1.283
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.74
84.74
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.92
56.92
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.11
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Forsch and Bill Ricks

Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
293.37
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1041
600
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
159
600
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
893
514.7
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.616
0.616
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
109.51
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
72.05
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
25.94
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.61
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.92
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.46
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
7
26.42
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68.02
39.2
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
287
165.42
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
125.65
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
44.38
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
48.41
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
85.88
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67.34
38.81
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
15.56
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
249
143.52
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.18
4.18
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
66.28
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.88
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
14
8.07
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.73
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.31
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA