Bob Friend vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Bob Friend
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
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 Friend. Bill Ricks posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.23 vs 3.58) and home runs allowed (0.23 per nine innings vs 0.71). 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 Friend and Bill Ricks

Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
1.5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.65
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
1.24
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.96
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
0.49
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
0.57
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.14
46.14
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.56
82.56
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.81
57.81
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
0.41
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.09
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1438
3.58
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10833
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3611
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3772
9.4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
0.71
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
894
2.23
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
3.28
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.29
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
4.32
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.04
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.924
0.924
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.12
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.11
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.03
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15214
37.92
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1492
38.55
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.14
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1652
4.12
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
4.26
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.292
1.292
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.329
1.329
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14274
35.58
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Bob Friend and Bill Ricks

Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
1.74
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
1.24
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.95
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9315
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3105
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.66
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
1.83
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.08
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885
2.57
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
858
2.49
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.95
96.95
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.425
1.425
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.1
71.1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.92
56.92
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.12
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Friend and Bill Ricks

Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
602
278.49
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1297
600
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
159
600
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1137
525.98
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
63.84
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
54.59
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
7.4
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.93
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.93
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
9.25
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.81
11.02
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
75.87
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
81.42
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
25.91
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
27.76
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
52.74
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.22
-3.34
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
17.58
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
375
173.48
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.46
3.46
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
55.51
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.93
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
14
6.48
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA