Brandon Bailey vs. Catfish Hunter — Career Comparison

Brandon Bailey
MillenialColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Catfish Hunter
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Catfish Hunter 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 3.26 and 1.151 for Catfish Hunter. 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 Catfish Hunter

Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.14
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
1.3
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.24
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.58
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.43
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.44
57.44
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.2
95.2
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.47
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.11
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.45
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1248
3.26
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
27
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10348
27
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
9
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3449.1
9
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
7.36
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2958
7.72
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.72
7.72
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
0.98
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.68
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
2.49
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.15
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4.91
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2012
5.25
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
36.82
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14032
36.61
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.45
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1380
3.6
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.22
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.19
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.2
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.227
1.227
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.134
1.134
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
31.91
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12870
33.58
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.82
36.82
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.61
36.61

Fielding Stats for Brandon Bailey and Catfish Hunter

Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.14
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
1.31
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.24
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
27
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10348
27
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
9
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3449.1
9
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.59
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
0.83
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.06
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
1.48
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
1.42
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.94
95.94
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.086
1.086
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.01
95.01
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Bailey and Catfish Hunter

Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
515
435.21
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
710
600
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
658
556.06
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
125.92
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
104.79
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
13.52
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.54
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.07
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.13
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.57
35.98
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
159.72
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
132.68
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
50.7
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
43.1
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
88.73
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.21
38.21
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.76
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
160
135.21
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
4.44
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
32.96
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.23
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.45
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100