Jim Hickey vs. Bryce Montes de Oca — Career Comparison

Looking at the career totals, Jim Hickey and Bryce Montes de Oca are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jim Hickey posted stronger numbers in ERA (6.75 vs 10.8) and WHIP (2.438 vs 2.700). Bryce Montes de Oca had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.84). By the career numbers, Jim Hickey 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.