Steve Bailey vs. Eric Stults — Career Comparison

Steve Bailey
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eric Stults
Gen XIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eric Stults 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 4.24 and 1.358 for Eric Stults. 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 Eric Stults

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.78
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.48
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.63
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.96
82.96
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.88
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
4.24
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2050
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683.1
9
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
8.53
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
9.52
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.09
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.68
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.53
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.17
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
6.07
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
5.7
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.03
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.2
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
40.31
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2924
38.51
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
4.61
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.57
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.71
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.339
1.339
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
34.23
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2655
34.97
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.31
40.31
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Steve Bailey and Eric Stults

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.78
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.48
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2050
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683.1
9
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.29
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.9
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.32
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.78
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.7
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.56
95.56
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.96
82.96
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.13
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Bailey and Eric Stults

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
1854.55
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
371.43
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
231
600
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
516.88
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
85.71
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
64.94
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.18
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.6
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.78
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.59
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.49
22.05
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
111.69
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
103.9
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
31.17
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
31.17
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
59.74
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-40.46
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.12
15.9
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.6
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
15.58
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
197.4
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
3.04
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
59.74
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.19
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.19
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA