Brandon Bailey vs. Dick Kelley — Career Comparison

Brandon Bailey
MillenialColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Kelley
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Kelley 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 3.39 and 1.335 for Dick Kelley. 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 Dick Kelley

Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.14
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
3.26
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.06
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.52
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.45
32.45
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.45
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
3.39
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
27
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1559
27
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
9
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519.2
9
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
7.36
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
7.85
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.68
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.68
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
3.72
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.45
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4.91
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
6.39
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.39
6.39
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.955
0.955
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.124
1.124
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.29
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.24
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
36.82
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2191
37.95
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.81
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.45
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
3.9
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.285
1.285
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
31.91
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1957
33.89
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.82
36.82
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Brandon Bailey and Dick Kelley

Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.14
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
3.25
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.06
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
27
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1561
27
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
9
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
520.1
9
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.47
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.57
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.11
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.04
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.628
0.628
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.45
32.45
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Bailey and Dick Kelley

Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
846.27
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
600
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
559.7
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
53.73
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
44.78
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.96
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.96
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
7.38
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
62.69
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
71.64
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.43
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.43
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
26.87
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-3.74
-16.74
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.91
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
70
313.43
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
1.91
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.39
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.48
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA