Steve Bailey vs. Eric Show — Career Comparison

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

Eric Show 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. Eric Show posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.320 compared to 3.88 and 1.636 for Steve Bailey. By the career numbers, Eric Show had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Bailey and Eric Show

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
1.81
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.28
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.55
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.48
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.16
53.16
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.78
70.78
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.19
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.88
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
3.66
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4965
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1655
9
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
8.53
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1526
8.3
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
0.93
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.68
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
3.32
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
6.07
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
971
5.28
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.955
0.955
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.03
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.2
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.25
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
40.31
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6968
37.89
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.2
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.39
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
4.02
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.46
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.23
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.64
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
34.23
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6184
33.63
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.31
40.31
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.89
37.89

Fielding Stats for Steve Bailey and Eric Show

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
1.81
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.28
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4965
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1655
9
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.29
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.4
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.9
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.12
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.13
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
1.65
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.52
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.41
92.41
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.78
70.78
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Bailey and Eric Show

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
1854.55
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
333
360.65
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
600
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
548.01
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
87.73
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
72.56
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.83
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.33
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.16
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.59
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.92
19.41
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
111.55
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
95.31
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
35.74
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
30.32
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
61.73
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-40.46
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.55
9.26
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.25
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.33
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
193.86
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.1
3.1
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
43.32
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.58
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA