Steve Bailey vs. Joe Smith — Career Comparison

Steve Bailey
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Smith
UnknownThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe 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. Joe Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.1 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 3.88 and 1.636 for Steve Bailey. By the career numbers, Joe Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Bailey and Joe Smith

Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
3.88
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.1
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
8.53
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.1
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
5.68
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
6.07
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.6
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.03
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
40.31
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
35.7
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
4.39
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.3
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
34.23
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
33.3
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.31
40.31
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.7
35.7

Fielding Stats for Steve Bailey and Joe Smith

Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.29
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.9
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
2.2
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.2
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
2.2
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.9
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Bailey and Joe Smith

Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
1854.55
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
461.54
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.825
0.825
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.59
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.77
81.89
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-40.46
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
92.81
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.2
2.2
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100