Earl Allen vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Earl Allen
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Earl Allen 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 6.75 and 2.167 for Earl Allen. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Earl Allen and Harry Staley

Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.02
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.75
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
13.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
9.8
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
48
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
5.86
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.167
2.167
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
42
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9227
36.45
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Earl Allen and Harry Staley

Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.13
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6900
27
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2300
9
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Earl Allen and Harry Staley

Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
557.56
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
101.74
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
81.98
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60.78
35.34
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
133.72
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
141.86
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
52.91
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
112.21
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.08
34.35
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100