Brandon Bailey vs. Matt Harvey — Career Comparison

Brandon Bailey
MillenialColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Harvey
MillenialConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Matt Harvey 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 4.42 and 1.297 for Matt Harvey. 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 Matt Harvey

Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.14
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.6
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.47
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.61
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.1
43.1
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.45
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
4.42
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
27
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2899
27
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
9
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
966.1
9
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
7.36
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
969
9.02
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.15
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.68
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
2.55
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4.91
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
8.07
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.955
0.955
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.25
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
36.82
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4099
38.18
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.45
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
4.64
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.3
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.63
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
31.91
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3734
34.78
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.82
36.82
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.18
38.18

Fielding Stats for Brandon Bailey and Matt Harvey

Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.14
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.6
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
27
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2899
27
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
9
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
966.1
9
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.07
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.63
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.56
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Bailey and Matt Harvey

Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
394.91
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
600
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
556.36
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
58.91
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
41.45
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.27
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.45
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.72
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
80.73
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
67.64
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.45
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30.55
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
45.82
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-8.39
-18.3
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.73
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
108
235.64
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
2.55
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
34.91
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
10
21.82
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA