Harry Imlay vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Harry Imlay
Lost GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational 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 Harry Imlay as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Ricks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.23 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 7.24 and 1.902 for Harry Imlay. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Imlay and Bill Ricks

Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.93
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
7.24
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
12.51
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.51
12.51
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.61
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
4.61
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.04
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.024
1.024
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
41.49
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.63
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
8.56
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.902
1.902
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36.88
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.49
41.49
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Harry Imlay and Bill Ricks

Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.66
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1056
27
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
9
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Imlay and Bill Ricks

Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
1800
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
569.81
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA