Steve Foster vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Steve Foster
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational 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 Steve Foster as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Foster posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.41 and WHIP 1.193 compared to 3.23 and 1.329 for Bill Ricks. By the career numbers, Steve Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Foster and Bill Ricks

Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.92
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.41
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
3.23
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.2
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
8.23
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
8.68
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.21
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
3.28
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.12
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.926
0.926
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
36.84
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1492
38.55
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.91
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.91
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
4.26
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.6
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.7
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.329
1.329
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
33.72
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1326
34.26
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Steve Foster and Bill Ricks

Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.92
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.2
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.7
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.41
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.11
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.11
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Foster and Bill Ricks

Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
5900
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
18.03
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
21.87
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA