Bill Anderson vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Anderson 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 5.07 and 1.522 for Bill Anderson. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Harry Staley

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.49
63.49
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.56
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
5.07
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
10.35
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
9.8
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.56
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.34
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
3.15
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.721
0.721
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
40.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.42
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
6.07
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
5.86
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.64
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1288
35.85
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Harry Staley

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.98
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.81
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.39
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.17
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.7
90.7
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.238
1.238
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Harry Staley

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
273.91
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
138
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
573.91
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
557.56
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
60.87
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
56.52
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
8.46
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
65.22
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
78.26
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
34.78
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
43.48
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.18
-9.46
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.39
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
160
93.02
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
6.45
6.45
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100