Steve Bailey vs. Dick Coffman — Career Comparison

Steve Bailey
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Coffman
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Coffman 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 4.65 and 1.537 for Dick Coffman. 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 Dick Coffman

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472
2.91
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.81
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.44
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.59
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.11
43.11
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.97
27.97
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.29
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.23
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.88
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
4.65
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4381
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1460.1
9
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
8.53
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1782
10.98
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.98
10.98
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.57
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.68
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
2.85
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
6.07
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
2.29
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.572
0.572
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.03
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.22
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
40.31
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6542
40.32
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
1.2
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
894
5.51
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.537
1.537
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
34.23
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6044
37.25
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.31
40.31
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.32
40.32

Fielding Stats for Steve Bailey and Dick Coffman

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
27
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.2
9
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.29
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.9
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
375
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.18
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.795
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Bailey and Dick Coffman

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
1854.55
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
639.28
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
443
600
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
400
541.76
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
69.07
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
52.82
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.9
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.35
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.25
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.59
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.8
15.99
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
86.68
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
98.87
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
28.44
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.67
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
50.11
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-40.46
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.13
4.23
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
29.8
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151
204.51
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
28.44
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA