Les Barnhart vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Les Barnhart
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Les Barnhart 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 6.75 and 1.904 for Les Barnhart. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Les Barnhart and Harry Staley

Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.56
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.75
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
12.98
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
9.8
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.98
12.98
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.15
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
2.97
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.595
0.595
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
43.62
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.52
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
7.27
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
5.86
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.904
1.904
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
39.46
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9227
36.45
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.62
43.62
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Les Barnhart and Harry Staley

Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.13
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6900
27
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2300
9
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Les Barnhart and Harry Staley

Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
81.98
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
18.03
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
21.87
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
100
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100