Steve Bailey vs. Columbus Vance — Career Comparison

Steve Bailey
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Columbus Vance
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Columbus Vance 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 5.21 and 1.448 for Columbus Vance. 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 Columbus Vance

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.48
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.28
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.45
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.72
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.05
86.05
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.59
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.88
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
5.21
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
9
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
8.53
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
9.93
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.52
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.68
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.1
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
6.07
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
4.97
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.897
0.897
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.03
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.38
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
40.31
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1183
40.79
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
6.62
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.62
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.69
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.448
1.448
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
34.23
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1035
35.69
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.31
40.31
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.79
40.79

Fielding Stats for Steve Bailey and Columbus Vance

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.52
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.26
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.29
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.9
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.69
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.2
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.37
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
2.07
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.67
87.67
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.362
1.362
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.98
82.98
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Bailey and Columbus Vance

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
1854.55
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
261.54
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
600
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
579.49
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
153.85
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
117.95
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
20.51
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.26
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
35.9
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.59
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.64
59.71
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
210.26
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
169.23
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
35.9
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
102.56
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-40.46
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.33
68.38
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.26
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.13
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
117
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100