Steve Bailey vs. Fred Smith — Career Comparison

Steve Bailey
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Smith
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Smith 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 Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.85 and WHIP 1.336 compared to 3.88 and 1.636 for Steve Bailey. By the career numbers, Fred Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Bailey and Fred Smith

Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.9
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.74
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
3.88
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.85
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85.1
9
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
8.53
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
9.49
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
5.68
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.53
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
6.07
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.504
0.504
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.03
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
40.31
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
37.55
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.95
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
4.64
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
34.23
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
34.59
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.31
40.31
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Steve Bailey and Fred Smith

Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.91
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
9
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.29
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.64
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.9
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.65
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.2
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.49
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.2
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.28
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.94
93.94
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.722
1.722
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Bailey and Fred Smith

Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
1854.55
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18
372.41
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
579.31
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.59
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
7.87
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-40.46
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.67
-13.91
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.63
3.63
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100