Steve Bailey vs. Chris Nabholz — Career Comparison

Steve Bailey
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Nabholz
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Nabholz 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 3.94 and 1.365 for Chris Nabholz. 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 Chris Nabholz

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
2.07
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.47
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.54
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.39
51.39
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.92
70.92
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.88
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
3.94
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1835
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
611.2
9
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
8.53
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
7.97
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.6
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.68
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
4.09
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.22
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
6.07
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
5.96
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.117
1.117
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.03
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.35
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.29
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
40.31
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2588
38.08
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.39
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.25
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.79
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
34.23
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2254
33.17
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.31
40.31
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Steve Bailey and Chris Nabholz

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
2.07
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.47
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1835
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
611.2
9
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.29
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.5
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.9
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.62
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
2.18
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
2.12
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.3
97.3
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.92
70.92
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Bailey and Chris Nabholz

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
1854.55
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
425.13
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
536.68
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
57.29
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.59
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.35
7.1
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
66.33
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
75.38
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
30.15
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-40.46
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.22
-12.73
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
18.09
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
132.66
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.52
4.52
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.23
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.08
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA