Phil Bickford
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 200LBS | Age: 29
Draft: 2015 | Rd: 1, #18, San Francisco Giants | CC of Southern Nevada
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 2 1 4.72 60 0 0 61 67 1.10
2023 5 5 4.95 61 0 1 67.1 76 1.46
2024 0 0 8.64 8 0 0 8.1 6 1.32
5 Seasons 11 8 4.62 187 0 2 189 210 1.24
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 60 2-1 4.72 61 67 1.10
2023 61 5-5 4.95 67.1 76 1.46
2024 8 0-0 8.64 8.1 6 1.32
5 Seasons 187 11-8 4.62 189 210 1.24
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2020 24 33 5 0 0.0 0.0 91.9 97.1 18.3 80.0 .405 .467 .594 .457 .531 20.0 22.2 0.0 36.00 10.43
2021 25 776 126 10 7.9 4.8 90.4 109.9 12.1 23.8 .210 .359 .263 .274 .353 39.7 28.5 9.2 2.81 3.13
2022 26 990 164 19 11.6 7.7 88.8 113.0 18.4 28.0 .211 .403 .312 .290 .370 34.8 27.1 5.7 4.72 3.46
2023 27 1229 185 19 10.3 6.3 90.9 116.1 22.3 34.6 .241 .425 .319 .335 .397 42.2 25.0 12.8 4.95 4.80
2024 28 154 30 2 6.7 5.1 91.4 107.1 15.6 23.3 .212 .337 .319 .259 .280 43.3 15.4 2.6 8.64 2.70
Player 3182 510 50 9.8 6.2 90.1 116.1 18.1 29.6 .224 .397 .306 .303 .372 39.0 26.1 9.1
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Bickford relies on 2 pitches.
Four Seamer
(76.6%) ,
Slider
(23.4%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2020 0.0 20.0 80.0 0.0 20.0 40.0 40.0 0.0 0.0 20.0 80.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2021 46.8 25.4 19.0 8.7 32.5 38.9 28.6 4.0 35.7 24.6 21.4 5.6 7.9 4.8
2022 38.4 30.5 20.1 11.0 36.0 31.1 32.9 4.9 28.0 32.3 16.5 4.9 11.6 7.7
2023 29.2 33.5 23.8 13.5 37.8 32.4 29.7 5.9 16.2 34.6 25.9 6.5 10.3 6.3
2024 43.3 36.7 16.7 3.3 20.0 50.0 30.0 6.7 36.7 30.0 16.7 3.3 6.7 5.1
Player 37.1 30.6 21.6 10.8 34.7 34.7 30.6 5.1 25.9 31.0 21.8 5.5 9.8 6.2
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2024 Slider NYY R 36 83.6 34.9 -2.0 6.7GLV -0.1 4.3 -2.7 6.7GLV 1.5
2024 4-Seam Fastball NYY R 118 93.3 16.7 0.6 6.7ARM -3.3 14.8 -1.0 6.7ARM -0.8
2023 Changeup NYM R 25 87.5 28.8 -4.0 4.3ARM -10.1 6.8 -1.4 4.3ARM -10.1
2023 Slider NYM R 331 83.9 37.4 0.0 6.5GLV 0.5 1.4 0.1 6.5GLV 1.1
2023 4-Seam Fastball NYM R 873 93.7 15.4 1.1 5.7ARM -3.1 15.8 0.0 5.7ARM -1.7
2022 4-Seam Fastball LAD R 673 94.1 15.2 0.9 4.8ARM -4.2 15.7 -0.5 4.8ARM -2.5
2022 Slider LAD R 316 83.3 37.6 -0.1 6.5GLV -0.5 1.7 0.1 6.5GLV 0.8
2022 Changeup LAD R 1 88.7 18.6 -14.0 7.7ARM -6.7 16.5 -10.6 7.7ARM -6.5
2021 Changeup LAD R 3 84.9 30.7 -3.7 10.0ARM -4.5 7.6 -1.3 10.0ARM -3.9
2021 Slider LAD R 274 84.0 37.6 0.2 6.2GLV -0.1 1.1 0.7 6.2GLV 0.5
2021 4-Seam Fastball LAD R 498 93.9 14.4 1.1 4.0ARM -4.2 16.6 0.4 4.0ARM -3.2
2021 Sinker LAD R 1 92.3 26.2 0.3 16.1ARM -0.1 6.0 2.8 16.1ARM 1.4
2020 4-Seam Fastball MIL R 27 89.4 20.4 -0.4 6.1ARM -0.8 13.8 -2.2 6.1ARM -1.2
2020 Slider MIL R 3 79.5 43.2 0.0 6.1GLV -3.9 0.1 0.4 6.1GLV 0.5
2020 Sinker MIL R 1 89.2 22.0 -3.8 10.5ARM -3.2 12.7 -3.6 10.5ARM -4.3
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2024 4-Seam Fastball -1.1 -1 118 76.6 29 .308 .462 .402 23.4 10.3 10.0 .210 .357 .288 43.5
2024 Slider 1.3 0 36 23.4 10 .200 .300 .215 43.8 30.0 30.0 .215 .286 .215 42.9
2023 4-Seam Fastball 1.4 12 873 71.0 205 .183 .290 .286 30.0 27.8 21.0 .219 .376 .325 39.1
2023 Slider -4.3 -14 331 26.9 89 .325 .614 .428 28.6 19.1 13.1 .294 .542 .376 49.3
2023 Changeup 0.3 0 25 2.0 6 .200 .200 .267 33.3 33.3 25.0 .122 .131 .209 0.0
2022 4-Seam Fastball -0.1 0 673 68.0 151 .255 .445 .336 25.7 25.8 18.7 .203 .393 .294 35.4
2022 Slider -0.9 -3 316 31.9 95 .200 .456 .286 24.0 29.5 23.1 .222 .419 .280 33.8
2022 Changeup -10.3 0 1 0.1 1 -- -- .700 -- 0.0 -- -- -- .700 --
2021 4-Seam Fastball 2.3 11 498 64.2 127 .193 .377 .279 27.5 29.9 26.6 .226 .421 .308 44.9
2021 Slider 2.2 6 274 35.3 73 .203 .304 .258 33.1 28.8 23.1 .183 .256 .217 31.3
2021 Changeup -3.1 0 3 0.4 -- -- -- 100.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2021 Sinker -2.6 0 1 0.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2020 4-Seam Fastball -6.4 -2 27 81.8 7 .400 .600 .507 29.4 28.6 33.3 .243 .294 .365 33.3
2020 Slider -24.1 -1 5 15.2 2 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 0.0 .810 .900 .750 0.0
2020 Sinker -4.6 0 1 3.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 4-Seam Fastball 115 93.3 84 15.8 1:15 1:00 15
2024 Slider 35 83.5 46 8.3 9:45 9:45 0
2023 Changeup 25 87.5 77 7.4 1:30 1:15 15
2023 4-Seam Fastball 857 93.7 82 16.4 1:00 12:45 15
2023 Slider 327 83.9 45 7.3 9:30 9:00 30
2022 4-Seam Fastball 672 94.1 81 16.0 1:00 12:30 30
2022 Slider 316 83.3 47 7.4 9:15 9:00 15
2021 4-Seam Fastball 498 93.9 86 16.7 12:45 12:30 15
2021 Slider 272 84.0 44 7.1 9:15 9:00 15
2020 4-Seam Fastball 27 89.4 75 14.4 1:30 12:45 45
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Pitcher Arm Angle

! Note: Data is available from 2020 through the present.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2021 221 848 14 13 -5 -3 19
2022 247 990 1 3 -6 -2 -3
2023 300 1,229 7 5 -7 -7 -2
2024 39 154 0 1 -1 -1 -1
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2020 33 60.6 90.0 72.2 15.4 100.0 30.3 55.6 60.6 25.0 3.0 100.0
2021 776 55.8 70.9 77.5 25.1 41.9 42.0 64.2 50.6 29.8 11.1 73.3
2022 990 55.4 70.3 77.1 26.2 66.4 46.5 61.1 50.6 25.1 8.6 83.5
2023 1,229 46.3 72.1 77.8 28.8 53.7 42.6 66.1 48.8 29.7 6.2 85.5
2024 154 46.8 56.9 75.6 26.8 59.1 53.2 56.4 40.9 28.6 10.4 62.5
Player 3,182 51.6 70.7 77.3 27.0 55.3 44.1 63.5 49.6 28.2 8.3 79.5
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2021 86 83 73 60 74 81 48 15 40 81 37 76 19 57 77 91
2022 67 80 32 7 90 44 3 41 74 76 82 46 15 54 82 87
2023 25 54 32 27 14 46 15 7 26 61 5 75 48 44 79 86
2024 36 37 91
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2020 -- 0 0.1 0 1 0 0 --
2021 22.4 7 6.1 1 2 8 0 0.0
2022 23.0 12 11.3 1 5 7 6 50.0
2023 24.8 8 9.5 -2 3 8 4 50.0
2024 26.7 1 0.6 0 0 1 0 0.0
Player 23.5 28 27.6 0 11 24 10 35.7
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2020 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 7 8 2 7 8 6 7 6 5 3 6 7 5 3 7 7 6 7 6 8 6 3 10 6 5 6 9 7 5 6 6
2022 12 9 10 11 12 11 13 9 9 9 10 12 11 11 11 13 10 10 11 12 10 15 14 14 8 11 14 13 13 12 12
2023 8 7 8 9 10 10 11 9 10 8 10 11 8 10 11 8 11 9 10 10 11 8 13 10 9 8 10 10 9 10 8
2024 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
Player 28 24 22 27 31 28 32 25 25 20 27 32 24 24 29 28 27 26 28 31 27 27 38 31 22 25 34 31 28 29 27
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2020 2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 89.4 93.9 4.5 94.1 0.2 93.7 -0.4 93.3 -0.4
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 84.9 0.0 88.7 3.8 87.5 -1.2 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 79.6 84.0 4.4 83.3 -0.7 83.9 0.6 83.6 -0.3
Exit Velocity 91.9 90.4 -1.5 88.8 -1.6 90.9 2.1 91.4 0.5
Launch Angle 18.3 12.1 -6.2 18.4 6.3 22.3 3.9 15.6 -6.7
Barrel % 0.0 7.9 7.9 11.6 3.7 10.3 -1.3 6.7 -3.6
Hard Hit % 20.0 39.7 19.7 34.8 -4.9 42.2 7.4 43.3 1.1
LA Sweet-Spot % 80.0 23.8 -56.2 28.0 4.2 34.6 6.6 23.3 -11.3
xBA .405 .210 -0.195 .211 0.001 .241 0.030 .212 -0.029
BA .571 .197 -0.374 .233 0.036 .230 -0.003 .278 0.048
xwOBA .457 .274 -0.183 .290 0.016 .335 0.045 .259 -0.076
wOBA .594 .263 -0.331 .312 0.049 .319 0.007 .319 0.000
xSLG .467 .359 -0.108 .403 0.044 .425 0.022 .337 -0.088
SLG .714 .350 -0.364 .449 0.099 .393 -0.056 .417 0.024
K% 22.2 28.5 6.3 27.1 -1.4 25.0 -2.1 15.4 -9.6
BB% 0.0 9.2 9.2 5.7 -3.5 12.8 7.1 2.6 -10.2
Swing % 60.6 50.6 -10.0 50.6 0.0 48.8 -1.8 40.9 -7.9
Whiff% 25.0 29.8 4.8 25.1 -4.7 29.7 4.6 28.6 -1.1
In Zone % 60.6 55.8 -4.8 55.4 -0.4 46.3 -9.1 46.8 0.5
Out of Zone % 39.4 44.2 4.8 44.6 0.4 53.7 9.1 53.2 -0.5
Out of Zone Swing % 15.4 25.1 9.7 26.2 1.1 28.8 2.6 26.8 -2.0
First Pitch Swing % 33.3 36.3 3.0 28.7 -7.6 37.5 8.8 15.4 -22.1
First Pitch Strike % 55.6 64.2 8.6 61.1 -3.1 66.1 5.0 56.4 -9.7
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2020 Shifts 9 .594 5 1 20.0 4 3 75.0
2021 Shifts 200 .263 140 57 40.7 60 44 73.3
2022 Shifts 247 .312 163 55 33.7 84 70 83.3
2023 Shades 300 .319 177 5 2.8 123 47 38.2
2024 Shades 39 .319 27 0 0.0 12 6 50.0
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2020 2 19.5 0.0% 0.0% 8 22.6 0.0% 0.0%
2021 206 23.1 0.0% 4.9% 130 27.0 0.0% 24.6%
2022 302 21.7 0.0% 1.0% 135 23.8 0.0% 7.4%
2023 284 15.9 31.3% 0.0% 235 18.1 2.6% 0.9%
2024 45 16.6 6.7% 0.0% 35 18.1 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution