Mark Bailey vs. Ben Houser — Career Comparison

Mark Bailey
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueCatcher
Ben Houser
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Mark Bailey and Ben Houser are closely matched on the surface stats. Ben Houser posted stronger numbers in OPS (.711 vs .687) and slugging (.390 vs .337). Mark Bailey had the advantage in on-base percentage (.350 vs .322). By the career numbers, Ben Houser had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mark Bailey and Ben Houser

Mark Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mark Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
340
181.17
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
187.64
Mark Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1126
600
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
518
600
Mark Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
949
505.68
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
472
546.72
Mark Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mark Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Mark Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
111.37
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
145.95
Mark Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
78.33
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
105.41
Mark Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
19.72
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
24.32
Mark Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.53
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.79
Mark Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
12.79
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10.42
Mark Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
33.04
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
40.54
Mark Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Mark Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Mark Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Mark Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114.16
60.83
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61.58
71.33
Mark Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
320
170.52
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
213.13
Mark Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
201.42
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
164
189.96
Mark Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Mark Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Mark Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.674
0.674
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Mark Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Mark Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Mark Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Mark Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Mark Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
53.82
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
67.18
Mark Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
53.82
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
78.76
Mark Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
94.85
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
135.52
Mark Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113.6
60.54
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66.96
77.56
Mark Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.6
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.16
Mark Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
88.45
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
37
42.86
Mark Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.26
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
222
118.29
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
57.92
Mark Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
5.07
5.07
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.36
10.36
Mark Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Mark Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.6
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.27
Mark Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.66
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
34
18.12
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.07
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Mark Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.66
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.73
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.47
Mark Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
28.57
28.57
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Mark Bailey and Ben Houser

Mark Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mark Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.16
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.04
Mark Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
0.99
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.82
Mark Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7390
27
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Mark Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2463.1
9
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Mark Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1727
6.31
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1079
58.85
Mark Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
0.56
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3
Mark Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.12
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Mark Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1912
6.99
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1147
62.56
Mark Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1880
6.87
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1134
61.85
Mark Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.33
98.33
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.87
98.87
Mark Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.931
5.931
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.791
8.791
Mark Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.49
85.49
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.63
11.63
Mark Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.87
Mark Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.14
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
0.96
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.4
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0