Steve Bailey vs. Gerrit Cole — Career Comparison

Steve Bailey
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gerrit Cole
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Gerrit Cole 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. Gerrit Cole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.18 and WHIP 1.092 compared to 3.88 and 1.636 for Steve Bailey. By the career numbers, Gerrit Cole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Bailey and Gerrit Cole

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.7
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.37
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.67
65.67
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.88
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
3.18
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
8.53
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627
7.49
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.68
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.3
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
6.07
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
10.37
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.306
1.306
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.03
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.27
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.28
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
40.31
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7861
36.21
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.39
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
3.41
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.17
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.14
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.64
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
34.23
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7233
33.31
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.31
40.31
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21

Fielding Stats for Steve Bailey and Gerrit Cole

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.29
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.53
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.96
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.54
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.5
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.01
97.01
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Bailey and Gerrit Cole

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
1854.55
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
320
671.33
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
526.57
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
86.01
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.2
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.29
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.49
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.59
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
21.14
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.09
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
100.7
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
35.66
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
31.47
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60.84
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-40.46
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.18
12.97
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.59
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
234.97
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
2.55
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.39
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA