Steve Bailey vs. Ismael Valdez — Career Comparison

Steve Bailey
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ismael Valdez
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ismael Valdez 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 4.09 and 1.332 for Ismael Valdez. 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 Ismael Valdez

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.6
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.51
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.52
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.76
49.76
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.88
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
830
4.09
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
8.53
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1872
9.22
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
1.15
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.68
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
2.58
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.19
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
6.07
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1173
5.78
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.928
0.928
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.03
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.11
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.23
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
40.31
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7760
38.22
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.39
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
892
4.39
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.33
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.23
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.7
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
34.23
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7075
34.85
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.31
40.31
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Steve Bailey and Ismael Valdez

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.6
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.29
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.63
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.36
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
2.06
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
1.99
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.65
96.65
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Bailey and Ismael Valdez

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
1854.55
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
412.66
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
600
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
505.06
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
65.82
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
53.16
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.39
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.66
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.59
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.35
13.1
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.01
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
82.28
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.32
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.52
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
45.57
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-40.46
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
1.4
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
16.46
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
154.43
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
3.89
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
77.22
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.59
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100