William Bell vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

William Bell
UnknownPhiladelphia GiantsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

William Bell 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. William Bell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.85 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 3.81 and 1.354 for Harry Staley. By the career numbers, William Bell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for William Bell and Harry Staley

William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.06
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.12
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.85
90.85
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.85
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
3.81
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
10.06
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
9.8
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.06
10.06
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.37
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
604
2.39
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
2.97
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.595
0.595
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
38.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.24
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
34.68
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for William Bell and Harry Staley

William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.13
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.87
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.56
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.77
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.42
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.796
1.796
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for William Bell and Harry Staley

William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
11.63
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
19.77
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
54.76
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60.78
35.34
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
133.72
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
52.91
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
63.37
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
112.21
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
47.47
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.08
34.35
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
160
93.02
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100