Steve Bailey vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Steve Bailey
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee 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. Thornton Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.56 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 3.88 and 1.636 for Steve Bailey. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Bailey and Thornton Lee

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.88
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
8.53
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.68
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
6.07
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.03
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
40.31
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.39
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
34.23
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.31
40.31
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Steve Bailey and Thornton Lee

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.2
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Bailey and Thornton Lee

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
1854.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.59
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-40.46
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA