Steve Bailey vs. Eric Nolte — Career Comparison

Steve Bailey
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eric Nolte
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eric Nolte 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 5.63 and 1.692 for Eric Nolte. 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 Eric Nolte

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.25
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.64
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.69
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.08
73.08
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.88
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
5.63
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
8.53
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
9.95
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.21
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.68
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
5.02
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
6.07
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.97
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.221
1.221
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.03
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
40.31
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
41.63
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
6.06
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.579
1.579
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.664
1.664
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
34.23
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
35.65
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.31
40.31
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Steve Bailey and Eric Nolte

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.25
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.64
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.29
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.9
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.56
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.56
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.692
0.692
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.08
73.08
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Bailey and Eric Nolte

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
1854.55
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
26
410.53
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
505.26
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.59
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
5.47
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-40.46
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.86
-13.54
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
18
284.21
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.2
2.2
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
2.11
2.11
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA