Percy Bailey vs. Ted Sadowski — Career Comparison

Percy Bailey
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Sadowski
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Percy Bailey built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Sadowski as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Percy Bailey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.24 and WHIP 1.361 compared to 5.76 and 1.625 for Ted Sadowski. By the career numbers, Percy Bailey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Percy Bailey and Ted Sadowski

Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.44
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.59
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.06
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.68
73.68
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4.24
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.76
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
27
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
9
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.92
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
10.99
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.99
10.99
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.45
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.71
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
3.33
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.31
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
4.46
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
4.16
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.866
0.866
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
39.78
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
39.81
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.39
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
5.67
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
6.19
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.06
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.83
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.589
1.589
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
35.24
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
36.18
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.78
39.78
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.81
39.81

Fielding Stats for Percy Bailey and Ted Sadowski

Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.44
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.64
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.06
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
27
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
27
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
9
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.1
9
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.4
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.94
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.78
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.27
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.55
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.27
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
94
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.474
2.474
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.488
0.488
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.68
73.68
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Percy Bailey and Ted Sadowski

Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
19
232.65
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
1842.86
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
563.27
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
13
557.14
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.02
36.96
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
18.68
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
146.94
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
146.94
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
128.57
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.511
0.511
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
73.47
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.61
44.19
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
16.1
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
128.57
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA