Harry Ables vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Harry Ables
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Harry Ables 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 4.04 and 1.528 for Harry Ables. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Ables and Harry Staley

Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.77
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.02
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
4.04
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
9.97
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
9.8
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.97
9.97
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.37
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.79
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
5.17
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.995
0.995
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.36
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
40
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.76
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
6.43
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
5.86
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.528
1.528
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
36.08
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Harry Ables and Harry Staley

Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.07
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.89
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.77
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.21
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.92
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.929
0.929
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Ables and Harry Staley

Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
323.08
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
557.56
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.62
-60.42
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
323.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100