James Baldwin vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

James Baldwin
Gen XNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

James Baldwin 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 5.01 and 1.473 for James Baldwin. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James Baldwin and Harry Staley

James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.81
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.37
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.54
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.54
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.63
51.63
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.94
75.94
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737
5.01
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3968
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1322.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1443
9.82
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
9.8
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
1.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
3.31
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
844
5.74
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.39
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.36
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.35
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5804
39.49
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
794
5.4
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.21
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.28
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.76
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.458
1.458
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5194
35.34
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.49
39.49
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for James Baldwin and Harry Staley

James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.81
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.37
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3968
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1322.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.6
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
1.1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
1.82
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
1.7
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.63
93.63
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.94
75.94
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Baldwin and Harry Staley

James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
3395.74
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
47
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
561.7
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
557.56
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
51.06
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
11.63
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
25.53
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
19.77
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
7.58
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
89.36
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
51.06
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
38.3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.54
-19.67
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
255.32
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.35
2.35
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
38.3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100