James Hopkins Bailey (December 16, 1934 – October 12, 2022) was an American professional baseball player.

A left-handed pitcher, Bailey played briefly in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds during the 1959 season.

He was the younger brother of the late catcher Ed Bailey, who was his teammate (and batterymate) on the Reds.

Listed as 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 metres) tall and 190 pounds (86 kilograms), Jim Bailey attended Lincoln Memorial University and signed with Cincinnati in 1956.

In three MLB games pitched, Bailey posted a 0–1 record with seven strikeouts and a 6.17 ERA, allowing 17 hits and six bases on balls in 11⅔ innings, including one start.