Ed Pierce vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Ed Pierce
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Ricks
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Bill Ricks posted a stronger line than Ed Pierce. Bill Ricks posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.23 vs 3.38) and WHIP (1.329 vs 2.438). 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 Ed Pierce and Bill Ricks

Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.96
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.87
11.87
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
15.19
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.19
15.19
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
43.88
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
4.26
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.85
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.438
2.438
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
35.44
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.471
0.471
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.88
43.88
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Ed Pierce and Bill Ricks

Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.95
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Pierce and Bill Ricks

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