Steve Bailey vs. Dick Kelley — Career Comparison

Steve Bailey
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Kelley
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Kelley 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. Dick Kelley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.335 compared to 3.88 and 1.636 for Steve Bailey. By the career numbers, Dick Kelley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Bailey and Dick Kelley

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
3.26
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.06
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.52
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.45
32.45
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.88
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.39
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1559
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519.2
9
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
8.53
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
7.85
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.68
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.68
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.72
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.45
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
6.07
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
6.39
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.39
6.39
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.124
1.124
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.03
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.29
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.24
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
40.31
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2191
37.95
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.81
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.39
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
3.9
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.285
1.285
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
34.23
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1957
33.89
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.31
40.31
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Steve Bailey and Dick Kelley

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
3.25
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.06
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1561
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
520.1
9
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.29
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.47
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.9
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.57
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
2.11
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
2.04
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.72
96.72
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.628
0.628
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.45
32.45
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Bailey and Dick Kelley

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
1854.55
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
846.27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
600
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
559.7
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
53.73
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
44.78
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.96
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.96
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.59
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
7.38
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
62.69
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
71.64
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.43
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.43
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
26.87
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-40.46
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.74
-16.74
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
17.91
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
70
313.43
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.2
2.2
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.91
1.91
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.39
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.48
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA