Steve Bailey vs. Rip Sewell — Career Comparison

Steve Bailey
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rip Sewell
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Rip Sewell 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. Rip Sewell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.344 compared to 3.88 and 1.636 for Steve Bailey. By the career numbers, Rip Sewell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Bailey and Rip Sewell

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
1.66
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.03
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.61
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.41
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.58
59.58
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.31
62.31
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.58
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.88
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
3.48
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6358
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2119.1
9
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
8.53
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2101
8.92
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.92
8.92
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.49
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.68
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
3.18
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
6.07
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
2.7
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.653
0.653
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.03
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
40.31
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9101
38.65
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.37
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.39
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
983
4.17
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
34.23
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8330
35.37
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.31
40.31
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.65
38.65

Fielding Stats for Steve Bailey and Rip Sewell

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
27
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.2
9
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.29
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.9
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
615
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.505
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Bailey and Rip Sewell

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
1854.55
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
423
314.5
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
807
600
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
750
557.62
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
113.01
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
89.96
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
16.36
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.23
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.46
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
23.05
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.59
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.69
35.46
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
147.21
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
141.26
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
60.22
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
43.87
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
99.63
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-40.46
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.58
33.89
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.74
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
27.51
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
114.5
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.24
5.24
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.13
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
14.87
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.92
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.92
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100