Dave Barnhill vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Dave Barnhill
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Barnhill 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. Dave Barnhill posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.214 compared to 3.81 and 1.354 for Harry Staley. By the career numbers, Dave Barnhill had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Barnhill and Harry Staley

Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.39
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.18
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.54
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.49
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.03
53.03
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.76
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
3.81
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1710
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
570
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
8.16
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
2.68
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
6.17
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.984
0.984
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.14
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.27
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2407
38.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
4.03
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.36
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.46
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.205
1.205
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2196
34.67
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.01
38.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Dave Barnhill and Harry Staley

Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.36
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1920
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.62
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.97
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.81
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
2.67
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.59
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.84
96.84
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.897
1.897
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.796
1.796
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.47
82.47
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Barnhill and Harry Staley

Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
221.6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PA
287
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PA
250
522.65
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
133.8
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
101.74
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
114.98
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
81.98
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.45
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.36
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PA
9
18.82
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27.1
56.66
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60.78
35.34
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
160.98
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
133.72
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
190.24
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
141.86
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.637
0.637
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
71.08
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
52.91
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PA
24
50.17
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
121.25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
112.21
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32.16
67.24
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.08
34.35
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
54.36
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
37.79
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.36
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
160
93.02
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.75
71.75
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
6.45
6.45
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
20.91
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100