Brandon Bailey vs. Jack Chesbro — Career Comparison

Brandon Bailey
MillenialColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Chesbro
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Jack Chesbro built a career as a starting pitcher and Brandon Bailey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brandon Bailey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.45 and WHIP 1.227 compared to 2.68 and 1.152 for Jack Chesbro. By the career numbers, Brandon Bailey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Bailey and Jack Chesbro

Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.14
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
1.22
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.03
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.62
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.41
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.69
84.69
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
0.81
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.11
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.45
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
864
2.68
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
27
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8690
27
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
9
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2896.2
9
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
7.36
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2647
8.22
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.68
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
2.14
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.91
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1265
3.93
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.19
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
36.82
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11632
36.14
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.16
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.45
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1206
3.75
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.227
1.227
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
31.91
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10829
33.65
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.82
36.82
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.14
36.14

Fielding Stats for Brandon Bailey and Jack Chesbro

Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.14
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
1.22
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.6
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
27
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8703
27
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
9
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2901
9
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.32
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
2.59
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.17
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
3.09
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
2.91
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.37
94.37
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.383
2.383
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.73
48.73
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Bailey and Jack Chesbro

Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
204.87
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1151
600
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1103
574.98
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
113.12
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
84.45
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
19.29
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
6.78
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.61
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
28.67
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.83
34.32
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
153.78
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
127.19
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
44.31
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
42.75
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
84.45
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.82
32.75
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.04
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
13.03
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
269
140.23
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.28
4.28
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.95
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.61
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.61
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100