Abraham Bailey vs. Claude Willoughby — Career Comparison

Abraham Bailey
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Willoughby
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Claude Willoughby built a career as a starting pitcher and Abraham Bailey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Abraham Bailey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.59 and WHIP 1.536 compared to 5.84 and 1.803 for Claude Willoughby. By the career numbers, Abraham Bailey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Abraham Bailey and Claude Willoughby

Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.41
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
2.34
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.07
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.41
Abraham Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.46
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.62
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.54
11.54
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.66
45.66
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Abraham Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.59
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
5.84
Abraham Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Abraham Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Abraham Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Abraham Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
27
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2524
27
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.1
9
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
841.1
9
Abraham Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
11.21
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1111
11.88
Abraham Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.21
11.21
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Abraham Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.6
Abraham Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Abraham Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Abraham Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.62
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
4.34
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abraham Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.29
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.87
Abraham Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.691
0.691
Abraham Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Abraham Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.46
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19
Abraham Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
39.19
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3940
42.15
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.83
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.63
Abraham Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
5.57
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
631
6.75
Abraham Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abraham Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.536
1.536
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.803
1.803
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
36.11
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3516
37.61
Abraham Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.321
0.321
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.15
42.15

Fielding Stats for Abraham Bailey and Claude Willoughby

Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
Abraham Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
Abraham Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.11
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.98
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.174
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Abraham Bailey and Claude Willoughby

Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
891.43
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
440.94
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
600
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
30
514.29
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
547.65
Abraham Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Abraham Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.686
0.686
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
78.52
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
120
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
72.48
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
6.04
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
6.04
Abraham Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
59.82
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.85
17.83
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
154.29
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
84.56
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
205.71
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
118.79
Abraham Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Abraham Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Abraham Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.653
0.653
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Abraham Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Abraham Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Abraham Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Abraham Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
28.19
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
26.17
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
54.36
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.05
69.45
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.09
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
40.27
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abraham Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
188.57
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
146.98
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
3.18
3.18
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Abraham Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.08
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abraham Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA