Jimmy Anderson vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Jimmy Anderson
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jimmy 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 5.42 and 1.629 for Jimmy 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 Jimmy Anderson and Harry Staley

Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.91
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.39
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.74
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.72
34.72
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.69
78.69
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
5.42
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1724
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
574.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
10.52
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
9.8
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.52
10.52
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.91
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
3.76
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
3.77
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.837
0.837
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.34
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2587
40.52
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
5.81
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.36
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.31
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.28
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2278
35.68
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.52
40.52
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Anderson and Harry Staley

Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.91
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1724
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
574.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.85
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.81
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2.3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.22
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.6
96.6
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.164
1.164
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.69
78.69
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Anderson and Harry Staley

Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
379.27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
193
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
170
528.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
71.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
62.18
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.44
13.81
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
80.83
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
31
96.37
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
34.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
18.65
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
52.85
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.49
4.64
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
24.87
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
136.79
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.39
4.39
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
46.63
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.11
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100