Bruce Howard vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Bruce Howard
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Ricks
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Bruce Howard and Bill Ricks are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bill Ricks had the edge in home runs allowed (0.23 per nine innings vs 0.77). 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 Bruce Howard and Bill Ricks

Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.96
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.61
45.61
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.81
57.81
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
3.18
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
3.23
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
7.64
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
8.68
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.77
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
4.07
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.94
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.41
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2229
37.95
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1492
38.55
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.73
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
4.26
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.329
1.329
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
33.74
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1326
34.26
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Bruce Howard and Bill Ricks

Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.95
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.6
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
2.11
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.92
56.92
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Howard and Bill Ricks

Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
416.18
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
159
600
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
147
509.83
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
58.96
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
34.68
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.47
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.47
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24.28
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5.49
19.05
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
27
93.64
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
29
100.58
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.34
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24.28
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
11
38.15
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1.6
5.54
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.15
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
49
169.94
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.09
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.94
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA