Career Statistics
In a 14-season career, Bailey played in 1212 games with 915 hits in 3581 at bats for a .256 batting average along with 155 home runs and 540 runs batted in, including 423 runs, a .355 on base percentage and a .986 fielding percentage. He was a five-time All-Star and led National League catchers in baserunners caught stealing and caught stealing percentage once each. At the time of his retirement, he ranked 11th overall for career home runs by a catcher. His younger brother, pitcher Jim Bailey, also played in the Major Leagues. When his brother joined the Reds in 1959, the Bailey brothers became one of the few brother-batteries in Major League history.
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