Andrew Bailey vs Felix Bautista: Career Stats Comparison
Andrew Bailey has the better career line of the two, leading 6 of the 12 scored categories on this page (4 further counting totals are shown but not scored). Andrew Bailey played 2009–2017 as a pitcher; Felix Bautista has played 2022–present as a pitcher.
- ERA (Earned Run Average):
- Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
- W (Wins):
- Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
- SO (Strikeouts):
- For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
- WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
- Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.
Data updated
Andrew Bailey (2009–2017) and Felix Bautista (2022–present) — breaking in during the 2000s and the 2020s respectively, so they pitched against very different hitting environments. Andrew Bailey finished with 16 wins and 276 strikeouts; Felix Bautista has 13 wins and 251 strikeouts through October 12, 2026. The numbers below run them through identical career and rate-stat lenses.
Quick answer
- Who had the better ERA? Felix Bautista, with 2.15 to Andrew Bailey's 3.12.
- Who won more games? Andrew Bailey, with 16 to Felix Bautista's 13.
- Who recorded more strikeouts? Andrew Bailey, with 276 to Felix Bautista's 251.
- Who had the better WHIP? Felix Bautista, with 0.99 to Andrew Bailey's 1.10.
- Who pitched more innings? Andrew Bailey, with 274.1 to Felix Bautista's 163.0.
- Who threw more shutouts? Neither — both are at 0.
- Who has the higher career Pitcher PIV? Felix Bautista, with 6,234 career Pitcher PIV to Andrew Bailey's 4,922.
Andrew Bailey
Felix Bautista
Career Stats Side-by-Side
Every cell below is a career total or career rate. Cells highlighted in green mark the player who leads that line. Lower ERA, WHIP and BB/9 lead; higher K/9 leads. 12 of the 16 lines below are scored; the other 4 are counting totals on which fewer is not an achievement, so no one is awarded them. Totals where fewer is not an achievement -- losses, walks and hits allowed -- are left unmarked, because they track how long someone pitched rather than how well. Rate stats are not era-adjusted, and the 2000s and the 2020s were different run environments, so read them against their eras, or use the PIV card below, which is adjusted.
Felix Bautista is still active — his totals below are current through October 12, 2026.
| Statistic | Andrew Bailey | Felix Bautista |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | Leads: 16 | 13 |
| Losses not scored | 14 | 7 |
| Games | Leads: 265 | 158 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Complete Games | 0 | 0 |
| Shutouts | 0 | 0 |
| Saves | Leads: 95 | 67 |
| Strikeouts | Leads: 276 | 251 |
| Walks not scored | 91 | 73 |
| Hits Allowed not scored | 212 | 88 |
| Home Runs Allowed not scored | 29 | 15 |
| Innings Pitched | Leads: 274.1 | 163.0 |
| ERA | 3.12 | Leads: 2.15 |
| WHIP | 1.10 | Leads: 0.99 |
| K/9 | 9.05 | Leads: 13.86 |
| BB/9 | Leads: 2.99 | 4.03 |
PIV Comparison through 2025
By PIV (Player Impact Value), Felix Bautista leads Andrew Bailey 6,234 to 4,922 — driven by per-season impact — 2,078 PIV per season to 547 — rather than by longevity, since Felix Bautista played 3 seasons to Andrew Bailey's 9. PIV adjusts each season to league baselines, so it's the cleanest way to compare careers across eras.
PIV is computed through the 2025 season. The career totals on this page include 2026 to date, so PIV does not yet reflect the 2026 season.
Peak Seasons
The best single seasons each player produced, ranked by ERA among qualified workloads (120+ innings).
Andrew Bailey
No seasons meet the qualifying workload, so there is no peak-season list to show.
Felix Bautista
No seasons meet the qualifying workload, so there is no peak-season list to show.
Verdict
On the head-to-head card, Felix Bautista leads in ERA, WHIP, and K/9, while Andrew Bailey owns wins, strikeouts, and innings pitched. That doesn't settle the era debate, but on the raw scoreboard the edge goes to Felix Bautista. PIV agrees: Felix Bautista grades out higher across their careers. Click through to each profile for the full season-by-season breakdown.
Related Matchups
How the Andrew Bailey and Felix Bautista careers compare
The two careers never overlapped: Andrew Bailey's ended in 2017, and Felix Bautista debuted in 2022. Andrew Bailey has the far longer record, 265 games against 158 across 9 and 3 PIV seasons, which inflates every career total. Where Felix Bautista comes out ahead, it is in ERA (2.15 to 3.12), WHIP (0.99 to 1.10), and strikeouts per nine (13.86 to 9.05). The per-nine rows read 9.05 strikeouts and 2.99 walks for Andrew Bailey, 13.86 and 4.03 for Felix Bautista. Andrew Bailey worked mostly in relief (0 starts in 265 games, 95 saves), and Felix Bautista worked mostly in relief (0 starts in 158 games, 67 saves). Felix Bautista's numbers are live and update with each game, so the comparison is a snapshot.
Andrew Bailey vs Felix Bautista: Frequently Asked Questions
- Who was better, Andrew Bailey or Felix Bautista?
- By the career statistics compared on this page, Andrew Bailey leads Felix Bautista in 6 of the 12 scored categories.
- Who had the better ERA?
- Felix Bautista, with 2.15 to Andrew Bailey's 3.12.
- Who won more games?
- Andrew Bailey, with 16 to Felix Bautista's 13.
- Who recorded more strikeouts?
- Andrew Bailey, with 276 to Felix Bautista's 251.
- Who had the better WHIP?
- Felix Bautista, with 0.99 to Andrew Bailey's 1.10.