Brandon Bailey vs. Kevin Kobel — Career Comparison

Brandon Bailey
MillenialColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kevin Kobel
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kevin Kobel 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 3.88 and 1.368 for Kevin Kobel. 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 Kevin Kobel

Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.14
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
2.17
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.21
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.34
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.64
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.62
34.62
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.65
55.65
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.45
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
3.88
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
27
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428
27
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
9
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
9
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
7.36
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
9.09
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.93
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.68
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
2.87
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.34
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.91
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
3.88
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
36.82
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2014
38.08
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.42
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.45
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
4.42
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.49
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.36
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.81
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
31.91
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1809
34.2
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.82
36.82
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Brandon Bailey and Kevin Kobel

Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.14
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
2.17
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.21
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
27
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428
27
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
9
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
9
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.47
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.46
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.02
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.93
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.33
95.33
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.65
55.65
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Bailey and Kevin Kobel

Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
793.1
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
600
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
503.45
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
89.66
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
75.86
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
17.64
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
96.55
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.17
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
14.38
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
26
179.31
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
3.35
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
89.66
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA