Steve Bailey vs. Chet Brewer — Career Comparison

Steve Bailey
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chet Brewer
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Chet Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Bailey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chet Brewer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.244 compared to 3.88 and 1.636 for Steve Bailey. By the career numbers, Chet Brewer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Bailey and Chet Brewer

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.39
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.08
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.55
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.48
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.71
77.71
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.75
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.88
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.44
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135.1
9
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
8.53
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
8.32
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.68
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.88
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
6.07
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
4.46
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.03
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.42
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
40.31
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4634
36.73
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.39
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.38
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.88
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.87
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
34.23
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4107
32.56
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.31
40.31
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73

Fielding Stats for Steve Bailey and Chet Brewer

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.49
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.07
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3615
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
9
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.29
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.95
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.06
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.12
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
4.01
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.28
97.28
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.685
2.685
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Bailey and Chet Brewer

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
1854.55
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
230.77
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
600
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
513.32
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
119.32
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
103.56
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.76
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.59
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.46
48.92
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
140.71
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
173.36
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
56.29
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
87.8
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-40.46
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.07
57.49
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.75
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
47.28
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.88
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.14
76.14
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100