Bill Dailey vs. Joe Presko — Career Comparison

Bill Dailey
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Presko
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Presko built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Dailey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Dailey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.76 and WHIP 1.255 compared to 4.61 and 1.428 for Joe Presko. By the career numbers, Bill Dailey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Dailey and Joe Presko

Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.77
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
2.35
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.12
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.48
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.46
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.68
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.32
40.32
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.66
47.66
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.28
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.07
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.76
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
4.61
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
27
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1471
27
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.2
9
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490.1
9
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.85
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
9.38
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.05
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.86
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
3.45
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.28
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
3.71
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.905
0.905
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.795
0.795
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.26
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
36.84
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2140
39.28
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
3.64
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.1
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
4.92
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.426
1.426
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
695
33.69
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1938
35.57
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Bill Dailey and Joe Presko

Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
5.77
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
12.34
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
557
27
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
27
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185.2
9
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
9
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.48
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.8
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.28
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.46
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
3.01
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
9.64
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
2.76
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
9.26
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.94
91.94
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.479
0.479
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.68
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Dailey and Joe Presko

Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
2462.07
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
458.82
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
600
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
550.59
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.586
0.586
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
95.29
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
82.76
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
88.24
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.06
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.06
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
43.49
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.13
18.12
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
102.35
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
144.83
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
120
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
31.76
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
17.65
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
49.41
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
37.01
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.18
14.76
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
24.71
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
91.76
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.54
6.54
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.71
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.12
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA