Steve Bailey vs. Dave Stewart — Career Comparison

Steve Bailey
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Stewart
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dave Stewart 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. Steve Bailey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.88 and WHIP 1.636 compared to 3.95 and 1.361 for Dave Stewart. By the career numbers, Steve Bailey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Bailey and Dave Stewart

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
1.79
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
1.19
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.57
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.44
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.57
56.57
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.54
66.54
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.19
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.07
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.88
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
3.95
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7889
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2629.2
9
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
8.53
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2499
8.55
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
0.9
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.68
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1034
3.54
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.16
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
6.07
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1741
5.96
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.055
1.055
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.03
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.41
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.21
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
40.31
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11251
38.51
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.3
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.39
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1259
4.31
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.32
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.32
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.59
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
34.23
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9968
34.12
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.31
40.31
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Steve Bailey and Dave Stewart

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
1.79
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
1.19
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7889
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2629.2
9
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.29
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
0.67
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.9
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.79
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.56
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
1.47
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
94.29
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.54
66.54
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.07
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Bailey and Dave Stewart

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
34
1854.55
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
523
5230
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
600
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
510
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
100
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
80
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.59
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
32.65
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
130
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
130
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
40
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
90
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-40.46
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.52
35.24
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
30
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
170
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
60
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA