Harvey Bailey vs. Lee Wade — Career Comparison

Harvey Bailey
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Wade
Lost GenerationThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Wade built a career as a starting pitcher and Harvey Bailey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lee Wade posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.309 compared to 4.13 and 1.434 for Harvey Bailey. By the career numbers, Lee Wade had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harvey Bailey and Lee Wade

Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.35
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.24
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.01
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.99
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.51
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.08
48.08
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.68
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.76
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
4.13
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.77
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
27
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
106.2
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
9
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
9.03
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
9.59
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.59
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.88
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.19
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.95
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.22
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.759
0.759
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.713
0.713
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.34
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.68
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
39.23
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
39.03
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.89
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
5.23
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.55
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.434
1.434
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
34.68
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1860
35.39
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.23
39.23
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Harvey Bailey and Lee Wade

Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.35
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.28
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1713
27
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
9
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.79
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.1
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
1.69
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.52
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.71
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.36
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.47
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.28
91.28
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harvey Bailey and Lee Wade

Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
208.7
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
187.5
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
600
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
560.87
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
535
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
130.43
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
102.5
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
80
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
20
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
39.13
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
22.5
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.12
53.69
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.34
33.36
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
182.61
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
130
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
169.57
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
137.5
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
57.5
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
39.13
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
42.5
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
97.5
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
58.03
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.97
34.92
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.5
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.5
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
65.22
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.2
9.2
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
30
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA