Bill Dailey vs. Joe Sparma — Career Comparison

Bill Dailey
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Sparma
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Sparma 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 3.94 and 1.417 for Joe Sparma. 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 Sparma

Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.77
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.9
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.48
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.54
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.32
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.07
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.76
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
3.94
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2594
27
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.2
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864.2
9
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.85
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
774
8.06
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.06
8.06
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.8
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.86
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
4.54
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
5.28
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
6.1
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.905
0.905
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.44
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.28
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
36.84
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3755
39.08
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
3.64
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.1
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
4.4
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.399
1.399
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
695
33.69
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3288
34.22
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.08
39.08

Fielding Stats for Bill Dailey and Joe Sparma

Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.77
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.91
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593
27
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.2
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864.1
9
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.48
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.59
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.28
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.02
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.01
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.77
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.76
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
1.61
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.94
91.94
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.479
0.479
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.847
0.847
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Dailey and Joe Sparma

Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
2462.07
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
359.22
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
522.33
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.586
0.586
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
52.43
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.83
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.71
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
43.49
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.92
11.49
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
75.73
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
144.83
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
81.55
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
21.36
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
21.36
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
42.72
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
37.01
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-1.66
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
19.42
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
209.71
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
56.31
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA