Emery Adams vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Emery Adams
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Emery Adams 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 4.57 and 1.468 for Emery Adams. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Emery Adams and Harry Staley

Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.82
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.19
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.54
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.83
52.83
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.17
65.17
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.53
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
4.57
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1318
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
9.28
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.61
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
3.91
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.93
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.872
0.872
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1957
40.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.39
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.76
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.74
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.64
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1714
35.11
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.09
40.09
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Emery Adams and Harry Staley

Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.65
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2281
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
760.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.83
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.63
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.21
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
2.68
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.46
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.04
92.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.496
1.496
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.47
65.47
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Emery Adams and Harry Staley

Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
249.86
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
365
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
342
562.19
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
557.56
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.811
0.811
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
193.97
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
101.74
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
159.45
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
81.98
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
26.3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
11.63
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.22
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
34.52
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
19.77
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53.66
88.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60.78
35.34
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
236.71
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
133.72
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
220.27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
141.86
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
77.26
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
52.91
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
69.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
63.37
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
146.3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
112.21
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.39
100.92
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
59.08
34.35
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
16
26.3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.15
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
160
93.02
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.63
45.63
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
6.45
6.45
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
11.51
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.58
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.58
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100