King Bailey vs. Cliff Carter — Career Comparison

King Bailey
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cliff Carter
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaHarrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cliff Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and King Bailey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cliff Carter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.79 and WHIP 1.506 compared to 5.63 and 1.625 for King Bailey. By the career numbers, Cliff Carter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for King Bailey and Cliff Carter

King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.44
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.12
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.62
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.56
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.54
52.54
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
77.78
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.78
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.79
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.361
0.361
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1347
27
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
9
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
14.63
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
10.02
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.63
14.63
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.02
10.02
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
3.53
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.73
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.806
0.806
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.38
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2023
40.55
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
6.15
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.15
6.15
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.16
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.68
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
40.5
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1777
35.62
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.361
0.361
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.55
40.55

Fielding Stats for King Bailey and Cliff Carter

King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.46
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.11
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1388
27
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462.2
9
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
2.12
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.29
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
2.49
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
2.2
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.28
88.28
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.507
1.507
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
76
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for King Bailey and Cliff Carter

King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
240.57
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
600
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
543.4
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.385
1.385
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.668
0.668
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
152.83
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
133.02
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.81
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.81
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
204.61
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.24
57.28
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
172.64
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
189.62
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.645
0.645
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
67.92
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
25.47
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
93.4
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
203.95
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24.56
69.51
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.79
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
53
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.81
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA