Joe Benz vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Joe Benz
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Benz 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. Joe Benz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.43 and WHIP 1.147 compared to 3.81 and 1.354 for Harry Staley. By the career numbers, Joe Benz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Benz and Harry Staley

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
1.66
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.08
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.33
50.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.94
64.94
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
2.43
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
3.81
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4079
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1359.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1225
8.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.37
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
2.21
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
604
2.39
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
3.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.642
0.642
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5364
35.51
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.34
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
3.37
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5006
33.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.51
35.51
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Joe Benz and Harry Staley

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.13
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6900
27
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2300
9
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.32
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.155
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Benz and Harry Staley

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
251
317.72
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
474
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
441
558.23
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
557.56
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
61
77.22
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
51
64.56
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.13
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.53
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
10
12.66
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
10.75
13.61
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
73
92.41
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
67
84.81
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
29
36.71
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
17
21.52
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
46
58.23
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
1.03
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
187.34
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
34.18
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.53
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100