Steve Bailey vs. Fred Norman — Career Comparison

Steve Bailey
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Norman
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Norman 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. Fred Norman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.384 compared to 3.88 and 1.636 for Steve Bailey. By the career numbers, Fred Norman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Bailey and Fred Norman

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
1.87
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
1.24
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.48
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.48
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.24
50.24
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.5
66.5
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.26
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.88
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
3.64
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5819
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1939.2
9
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
8.53
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1790
8.31
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
0.87
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.68
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
3.78
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.37
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
6.07
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
6.05
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.092
1.092
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.03
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.41
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.11
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
40.31
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8279
38.41
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.19
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.39
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
4.01
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.47
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.25
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.5
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
34.23
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7285
33.8
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.31
40.31
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.41
38.41

Fielding Stats for Steve Bailey and Fred Norman

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
1.87
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
1.24
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5820
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1940
9
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.29
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.3
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.9
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.08
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.12
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
1.49
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
1.37
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.93
91.93
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.735
0.735
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.5
66.5
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Bailey and Fred Norman

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
1854.55
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
364.09
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
674
600
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
574
510.98
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
64.09
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
60.53
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.56
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.56
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.59
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.81
11.4
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
67.66
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
97.03
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
25.82
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
24.04
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
49.85
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-40.46
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.79
2.48
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
32.94
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
157.57
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
3.81
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
55.19
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.34
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA