Steve Bailey vs. Harry Smith — Career Comparison

Steve Bailey
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Harry Smith
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Harry 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. Harry Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.8 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 3.88 and 1.636 for Steve Bailey. By the career numbers, Harry Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Bailey and Harry Smith

Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
3.88
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
8.53
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.8
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
5.68
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
6.07
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.03
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
40.31
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
32.4
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
4.39
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
34.23
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
32.4
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.31
40.31
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.4
32.4

Fielding Stats for Steve Bailey and Harry Smith

Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
27
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.2
9
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.29
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.9
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Bailey and Harry Smith

Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
1854.55
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.59
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-40.46
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.08
-23.84
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.2
2.2
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA