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Bats: R · Throws: R · Born 1920-08-17 · Played 1948–1954 · Career WAR 11.6 (bWAR) · IDs
BBREF=bickfve01, LAHMAN=bickfve01, MLBAM=110975, RETROSHEET=bickv101
REGULAR POSTSEASON
Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 |  BSN | NL | 33 | 49 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .204 | .235 | .245 | .480 | 0.1 | ||
| 1949 | BSN | NL | 37 | 81 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .185 | .205 | .185 | .390 | -0.2 | ||
| 1950 | BSN | NL | 40 | 116 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 24 | .138 | .160 | .138 | .298 | -0.5 | ||
| 1951 | BSN | NL | 25 | 52 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .115 | .148 | .135 | .283 | -0.4 | |
| 1952 | BSN | NL | 26 | 51 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .176 | .176 | .196 | .372 | -0.1 | |
| 1953 |  ML1 | NL | 20 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .067 | .125 | .067 | .192 | -0.2 | |
| 1954 | BAL | AL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | |
| Total | 182 | 365 | 23 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 85 | .156 | .179 | .167 | .346 | -1.3 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | BSN | NL | 11 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 146.0 | 125 | 53 | 9 | 63 | 60 | 3.27 | 1.288 | 2.6 |
| 1949 | BSN | NL | 16 | 11 | 37 | 36 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 230.2 | 246 | 109 | 20 | 106 | 101 | 4.25 | 1.526 | 1.0 |
| 1950 | BSN | NL | 19 | 14 | 40 | 39 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 311.2 | 293 | 120 | 25 | 122 | 126 | 3.47 | 1.332 | 5.0 |
| 1951 | BSN | NL | 11 | 9 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 164.2 | 146 | 57 | 7 | 76 | 76 | 3.12 | 1.348 | 2.8 |
| 1952 | BSN | NL | 7 | 12 | 26 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 161.1 | 165 | 67 | 7 | 64 | 62 | 3.74 | 1.419 | 1.8 |
| 1953 | ML1 | NL | 2 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58.0 | 60 | 34 | 8 | 35 | 25 | 5.28 | 1.638 | -0.1 |
| 1954 | BAL | AL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.500 | -0.2 |
| Total | 66 | 57 | 182 | 149 | 73 | 9 | 2 | 1076.1 | 1040 | 444 | 76 | 467 | 450 | 3.71 | 1.400 | 12.9 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Inn | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | BSN | NL | P | 33 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1949 | BSN | NL | P | 37 | 7 | 50 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1950 | BSN | NL | P | 40 | 26 | 45 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 1951 | BSN | NL | P | 25 | 14 | 38 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1952 | BSN | NL | P | 26 | 12 | 32 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1953 | ML1 | NL | P | 20 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1954 | BAL | AL | P | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 182 | 1 | 4.0 | 68 | 202 | 6 | 19 |
Ejections (5)
| Date | As | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1949-06-14 | Player | Balls and strikes |
| 1951-06-03 | Player | Balls and strikes |
| 1952-04-24 | Player | Bench jockeying |
| 1952-06-30 | Player | Balls and strikes |
| 1952-07-01 | Player | Arguing failure to eject opponent |