Steve Bailey vs. Bud Norris — Career Comparison

Steve Bailey
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Norris
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Norris 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 4.45 and 1.416 for Bud Norris. 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 Bud Norris

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
2.62
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.39
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.49
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.66
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.68
42.68
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.96
52.96
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.35
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.88
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
604
4.45
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3664
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221.1
9
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
8.53
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1220
8.99
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
1.15
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.68
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
3.57
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.18
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
6.07
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1153
8.5
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.306
1.306
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.03
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.37
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.41
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
40.31
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5304
39.09
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.64
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
654
4.82
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.28
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.2
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.65
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
34.23
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4698
34.62
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.31
40.31
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.09
39.09

Fielding Stats for Steve Bailey and Bud Norris

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
2.62
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.39
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3664
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221.1
9
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.29
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.63
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.9
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.97
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
1.74
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.61
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.37
92.37
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.614
0.614
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.96
52.96
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Bailey and Bud Norris

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
1854.55
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
846.64
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
600
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
483.79
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
75.89
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
61.66
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.86
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.37
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.23
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.59
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.34
17.41
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
92.49
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
97.23
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.72
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
28.46
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
52.17
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-40.46
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
13.65
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.74
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
16.6
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
156.52
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
3.83
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
90.12
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.74
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.74
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA