Dick Midkiff vs. Frank Wickware — Career Comparison

Dick Midkiff
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Wickware
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Frank Wickware built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Midkiff as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Frank Wickware posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.65 and WHIP 1.117 compared to 5.09 and 1.811 for Dick Midkiff. By the career numbers, Frank Wickware had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Midkiff and Frank Wickware

Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.31
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
1.36
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.03
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.57
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.39
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.57
59.57
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.94
75.94
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.09
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.65
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
27
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2639
27
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.1
9
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
879.2
9
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
10.95
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
7.41
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.95
10.95
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.27
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.35
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.65
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.55
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
583
5.96
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.24
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
43.05
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3557
36.39
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.27
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
7.64
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
3.71
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.64
7.64
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.08
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.48
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.811
1.811
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
37.7
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3169
32.42
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.05
43.05
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.39
36.39

Fielding Stats for Dick Midkiff and Frank Wickware

Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.37
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2687
27
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
895.2
9
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.26
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
2.57
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.19
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
3.02
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
2.83
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.69
93.69
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.074
2.074
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.29
10.29
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Midkiff and Frank Wickware

Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
780
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
230.39
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
362
600
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
328
543.65
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
112.71
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
94.48
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
16.57
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.66
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
18.23
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
35.04
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.31
36.98
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
132.6
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
149.17
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
44.75
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
28.18
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
72.93
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
29.57
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.97
41.39
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.63
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
29.83
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
19.89
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.29
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.29
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100