Steve Bailey vs. JP Sears — Career Comparison

Steve Bailey
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
JP Sears
MillenialSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

JP Sears 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 4.53 and 1.273 for JP Sears. 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 JP Sears

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
JP Sears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
JP Sears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.74
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
JP Sears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.64
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
JP Sears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.5
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
JP Sears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.66
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
JP Sears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.06
43.06
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
JP Sears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
JP Sears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
JP Sears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
JP Sears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.88
JP Sears
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
4.53
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
JP Sears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
JP Sears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
JP Sears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
JP Sears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
JP Sears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1676
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
JP Sears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558.2
9
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
8.53
JP Sears
Career
Per 9 Innings
547
8.81
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
JP Sears
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
JP Sears
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.61
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
JP Sears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
JP Sears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.68
JP Sears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.59
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
JP Sears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
JP Sears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
6.07
JP Sears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
7.51
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
JP Sears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.51
7.51
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
JP Sears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
JP Sears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.122
1.122
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.03
JP Sears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
JP Sears
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.61
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
JP Sears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
40.31
JP Sears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2364
38.08
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
JP Sears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
JP Sears
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
4.72
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
JP Sears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
JP Sears
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
JP Sears
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
JP Sears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.66
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
JP Sears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
34.23
JP Sears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2144
34.54
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
JP Sears
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
JP Sears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.31
40.31
JP Sears
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Steve Bailey and JP Sears

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
JP Sears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
JP Sears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.74
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
JP Sears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.64
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
JP Sears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1676
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
JP Sears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558.2
9
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.29
JP Sears
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.9
JP Sears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.66
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
JP Sears
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
JP Sears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.79
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
JP Sears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.76
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
JP Sears
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.92
95.92
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
JP Sears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
JP Sears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
JP Sears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
JP Sears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
JP Sears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
JP Sears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
JP Sears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Bailey and JP Sears

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
JP Sears
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
1854.55
JP Sears
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
JP Sears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
JP Sears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
JP Sears
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
JP Sears
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
JP Sears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
JP Sears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
JP Sears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
JP Sears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
JP Sears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
JP Sears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
JP Sears
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
JP Sears
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
JP Sears
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.59
JP Sears
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
JP Sears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
JP Sears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
JP Sears
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
JP Sears
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
JP Sears
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
JP Sears
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
JP Sears
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
JP Sears
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
JP Sears
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
JP Sears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
JP Sears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
JP Sears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.74
-40.46
JP Sears
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
JP Sears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
JP Sears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
JP Sears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
JP Sears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.2
2.2
JP Sears
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
JP Sears
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
JP Sears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
JP Sears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
JP Sears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
JP Sears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
JP Sears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
JP Sears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
JP Sears
Career
Per 600 PA