Howard Black vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Howard Black
UnknownThrows LeftCleveland ElitesNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Black 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 14.73 and 2.727 for Howard Black. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Black and Harry Staley

Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
7.36
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Howard Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Howard Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
14.73
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.73
14.73
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.58
8.58
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Howard Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
14.73
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
9.8
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.73
14.73
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Howard Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.37
Howard Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Howard Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Howard Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9.82
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
2.97
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Howard Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.364
1.364
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Howard Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Howard Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
58.91
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Howard Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
22.09
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
5.86
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.09
22.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.727
2.727
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
49.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9227
36.45
Howard Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Howard Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.91
58.91
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Howard Black and Harry Staley

Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
7.36
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Howard Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.81
Howard Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
Howard Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Howard Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Black and Harry Staley

Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
557.56
Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
160
93.02
Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Howard Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100