Elden Auker vs. Steve Bailey — Career Comparison

Elden Auker
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Bailey
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Elden Auker built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Bailey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Bailey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.88 and WHIP 1.636 compared to 4.42 and 1.495 for Elden Auker. By the career numbers, Steve Bailey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elden Auker and Steve Bailey

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
1.53
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.2
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.6
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.46
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.28
56.28
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.38
78.38
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.58
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
4.42
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.88
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5890
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1963.1
9
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2230
10.22
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
8.53
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.59
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
706
3.24
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.68
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
2.72
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
6.07
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.662
0.662
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.03
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8688
39.83
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
40.31
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.18
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1106
5.07
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.495
1.495
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7944
36.42
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
34.23
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.83
39.83
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.31
40.31

Fielding Stats for Elden Auker and Steve Bailey

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
27
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.2
9
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.29
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.9
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.742
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elden Auker and Steve Bailey

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
356
272.45
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
1854.55
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
784
600
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
700
535.71
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
100.26
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
77.3
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.48
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.89
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.59
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
22.96
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.05
35.24
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.59
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
139.29
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
133.16
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
55.87
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
55.1
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
106.38
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.57
34.11
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-40.46
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
31.38
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
232
177.55
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
31.38
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.53
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA