Steve Bailey vs. Mort Cooper — Career Comparison

Steve Bailey
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mort Cooper
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star

Mort Cooper 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. Mort Cooper posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.97 and WHIP 1.215 compared to 3.88 and 1.636 for Steve Bailey. By the career numbers, Mort Cooper had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Bailey and Mort Cooper

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
1.44
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.17
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.63
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.37
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.05
63.05
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.02
81.02
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.63
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.16
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.88
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
2.97
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5522
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1840.2
9
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
8.53
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1666
8.15
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.42
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.68
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
2.79
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
6.07
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
4.46
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.03
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
40.31
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7648
37.4
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.19
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.39
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
3.44
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
34.23
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7049
34.47
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.31
40.31
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4

Fielding Stats for Steve Bailey and Mort Cooper

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
27
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.2
9
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.29
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.9
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.085
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Bailey and Mort Cooper

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
1854.55
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
297
247.16
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
600
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
654
544.24
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
105.69
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
87.38
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
13.31
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.99
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
18.31
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.59
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.63
28.82
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
133.98
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
125.66
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.61
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
56.59
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
93.2
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-40.46
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.29
26.87
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.83
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
19.14
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
98.2
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.11
6.11
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
35.78
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
14
11.65
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA