Paul Abbott vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Paul Abbott
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Paul Abbott built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Staley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Staley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.81 and WHIP 1.354 compared to 4.92 and 1.515 for Paul Abbott. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Paul Abbott and Harry Staley

Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.54
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.54
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.46
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.47
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.75
53.75
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.14
69.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
4.92
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2162
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
720.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
8.52
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.26
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
4.91
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
6.19
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.19
6.19
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.46
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.36
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.26
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3187
39.8
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
5.26
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.64
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
1.492
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2732
34.12
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.8
39.8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Paul Abbott and Harry Staley

Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.4
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2162
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
720.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.76
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.95
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.79
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
1.71
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.8
95.8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.14
69.14
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Paul Abbott and Harry Staley

Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
3888
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
20
480
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
101.74
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
81.98
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
11.63
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
19.77
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
1.42
34.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
144
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
133.72
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
5
120
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
4
96
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.74
41.78
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.08
34.35
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
144
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
4.17
4.17
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100