Mike Magnante vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Mike Magnante
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican 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 Mike Magnante 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 4.08 and 1.511 for Mike Magnante. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Magnante and Bill Ricks

Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
7.05
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.38
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.47
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
4.08
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1853
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617.2
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
9.7
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.66
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
3.41
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.48
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
5.06
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.38
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.29
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2696
39.28
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.78
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
4.62
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.35
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.83
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.457
1.457
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2384
34.74
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.28
39.28
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Mike Magnante and Bill Ricks

Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
7.05
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1853
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617.2
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.73
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
1.82
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
2.65
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
2.55
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.2
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Magnante and Bill Ricks

Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
484
48400
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
569.81
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
162.26
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
135.85
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.65
59.05
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
177.36
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
83.02
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
80.16
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.75
70.77
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA