Steve Bailey vs. Hippo Vaughn — Career Comparison

Steve Bailey
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hippo Vaughn
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hippo Vaughn 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. Hippo Vaughn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.49 and WHIP 1.201 compared to 3.88 and 1.636 for Steve Bailey. By the career numbers, Hippo Vaughn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Bailey and Hippo Vaughn

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
1.29
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.09
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
0.59
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.45
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.51
56.51
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.87
84.87
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.71
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.14
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.88
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
754
2.49
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8190
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2730
9
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
8.53
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2461
8.11
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.68
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
2.69
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
6.07
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1416
4.67
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.03
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.21
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.28
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
40.31
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11225
37.01
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.15
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.39
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1039
3.43
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
34.23
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10323
34.03
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.31
40.31
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01

Fielding Stats for Steve Bailey and Hippo Vaughn

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
4.39
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
15.67
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
9
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.29
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
3.7
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.9
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
29.73
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
2.97
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.2
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
906
36.4
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.2
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
33.43
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.83
91.83
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.133
2.133
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.68
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Bailey and Hippo Vaughn

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
1854.55
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
392
231.72
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1015
600
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
921
544.43
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
93.99
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
73.89
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
14.78
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.55
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.77
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
20.1
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.59
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.5
31.62
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
121.18
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
135.96
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
47.88
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
36.06
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
82.17
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-40.46
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.64
28.75
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.77
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
40.2
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
285
168.47
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
3.56
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
13.6
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.09
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.18
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.28
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71