Steve Bailey vs. Tony Cloninger — Career Comparison

Steve Bailey
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tony Cloninger
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tony Cloninger 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 4.07 and 1.418 for Tony Cloninger. 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 Tony Cloninger

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.79
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.26
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.49
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.81
53.81
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.17
70.17
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.32
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.88
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
799
4.07
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5303
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767.2
9
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
8.53
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1643
8.37
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.37
8.37
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.92
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.68
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
798
4.06
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.33
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
6.07
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1120
5.7
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.03
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.61
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.17
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
40.31
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7624
38.82
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.2
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
4.57
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.381
1.381
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
34.23
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6768
34.46
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.31
40.31
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Steve Bailey and Tony Cloninger

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.79
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.26
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5302
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767.1
9
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.29
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.58
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.9
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.42
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.13
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
2.13
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
2
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.79
93.79
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.17
70.17
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Bailey and Tony Cloninger

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
1854.55
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
366
326.3
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
673
600
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
621
553.64
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
106.09
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
80.24
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
14.26
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.81
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
25.85
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.59
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.57
33.49
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
153.34
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
115.9
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
57.95
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
59.73
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
107.88
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-40.46
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.39
28.88
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
8.02
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
143.54
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.18
4.18
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
34.77
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.35
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.67
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67