Ralph Beard vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Ralph Beard
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ralph Beard 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. Ralph Beard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.72 and WHIP 1.552 compared to 3.81 and 1.354 for Harry Staley. By the career numbers, Ralph Beard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ralph Beard and Harry Staley

Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Ralph Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.92
76.92
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ralph Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.72
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
3.81
Ralph Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Ralph Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
9.62
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Ralph Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.62
9.62
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Ralph Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.37
Ralph Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Ralph Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ralph Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.34
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.64
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
2.97
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Ralph Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.776
0.776
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Ralph Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Ralph Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
40.34
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Ralph Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.97
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Ralph Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.552
1.552
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
35.69
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Ralph Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ralph Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ralph Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.34
40.34
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Ralph Beard and Harry Staley

Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Ralph Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.55
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.24
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Ralph Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.24
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.615
0.615
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Ralph Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph Beard and Harry Staley

Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
433.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
557.56
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
3.88
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.79
-26.43
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
266.67
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Ralph Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100