Sid Monge vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Sid Monge
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bill Ricks
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Ricks built a career as a starting pitcher and Sid Monge 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 3.53 and 1.444 for Sid Monge. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sid Monge and Bill Ricks

Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
5.12
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.58
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.54
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.06
55.06
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.66
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
3.53
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2292
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
764
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.34
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
8.68
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.93
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
4.19
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.46
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
5.55
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3292
38.78
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
2.52
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
4.03
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
4.26
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.41
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.51
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.393
1.393
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2850
33.57
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1326
34.26
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Sid Monge and Bill Ricks

Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
5.12
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2292
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
764
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.44
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.05
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.13
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.61
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
1.48
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.97
91.97
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sid Monge and Bill Ricks

Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
10440
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
21
504
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.45
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-9.48
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
8
192
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.13
3.13
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA