Bill Day vs. Dazzy Vance — Career Comparison

Bill Day
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dazzy Vance
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVP

Dazzy Vance built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Day as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dazzy Vance posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.230 compared to 4.66 and 1.802 for Bill Day. By the career numbers, Dazzy Vance had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Day and Dazzy Vance

Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.36
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
1.34
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.07
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
1.05
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.6
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.97
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.42
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.46
58.46
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.57
78.57
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.51
78.51
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.97
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
0.66
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.66
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
3.24
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
27
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8900
27
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.2
9
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966.2
9
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
10.49
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2809
8.52
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.49
10.49
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.4
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
5.73
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
840
2.55
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
3.79
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2045
6.2
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.973
0.973
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.23
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
42.93
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12369
37.52
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.16
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
8.74
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
3.78
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
37.1
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11452
34.74
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.93
42.93
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52

Fielding Stats for Bill Day and Dazzy Vance

Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.35
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
27
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
9
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.13
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.81
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.42
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.21
86.21
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.48
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.786
1.786
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.575
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Day and Dazzy Vance

Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
14
195.35
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
238.49
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1112
600
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
600
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
971
523.92
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
78.78
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
62.05
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.41
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
16.73
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
1.15
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.63
25.7
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
103.6
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
125.18
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
36.69
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
40.47
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
73.38
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.02
-42.13
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.96
20.48
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
42.63
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
287
154.86
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.17
7.17
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
3.87
3.87
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
29.68
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.16
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100