Steve Bailey vs. Brandon Claussen — Career Comparison

Steve Bailey
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brandon Claussen
Gen XSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brandon Claussen 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. Steve Bailey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.88 and WHIP 1.636 compared to 5.04 and 1.544 for Brandon Claussen. By the career numbers, Steve Bailey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Bailey and Brandon Claussen

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.65
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.65
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.46
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.77
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.21
37.21
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.88
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
5.04
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
948
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
9
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
8.53
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
10.22
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.37
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.68
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
3.45
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
6.07
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
6.49
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.104
1.104
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.03
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.2
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
40.31
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1423
40.53
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
5.61
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.54
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.6
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.519
1.519
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
34.23
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257
35.8
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.31
40.31
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.53
40.53

Fielding Stats for Steve Bailey and Brandon Claussen

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.65
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.65
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
948
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
9
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.29
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.9
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.11
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.51
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.48
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.11
98.11
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Bailey and Brandon Claussen

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
1854.55
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
305.26
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
600
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
521.05
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
52.63
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
52.63
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.59
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
6.19
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
52.63
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
73.68
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.32
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.53
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
36.84
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-40.46
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.19
-11.51
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.05
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
210.53
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.85
2.85
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
57.89
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.26
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA