Half Pint Allen vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Half Pint Allen
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Half Pint 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 7.31 and 1.563 for Half Pint 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 Half Pint Allen and Harry Staley

Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.69
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.24
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.54
Half Pint Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.79
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.33
73.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Half Pint Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
7.31
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Half Pint Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
10.8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
9.8
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Half Pint Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Half Pint Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
3.26
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
4.16
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Half Pint Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Half Pint Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.825
0.825
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Half Pint Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Half Pint Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
40.16
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Half Pint Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
7.88
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
5.86
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.35
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Half Pint Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.563
1.563
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
35.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Half Pint Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Half Pint Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Half Pint Allen and Harry Staley

Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.69
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Half Pint Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.24
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.81
Half Pint Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.49
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.49
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
Half Pint Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
Half Pint Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.067
2.067
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.796
1.796
Half Pint Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Half Pint Allen and Harry Staley

Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
290.91
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
28
509.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Half Pint Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Half Pint Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.879
0.879
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
101.74
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
81.98
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.6
101.77
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60.78
35.34
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
133.72
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
272.73
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
141.86
Half Pint Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Half Pint Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Half Pint Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Half Pint Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Half Pint Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.882
0.882
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Half Pint Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
52.91
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
112.21
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.59
119.73
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.08
34.35
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
37.79
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Half Pint Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
160
93.02
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Half Pint Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100