Lefty Bowe vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Lefty Bowe
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Bowe 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. Lefty Bowe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.310 compared to 3.81 and 1.354 for Harry Staley. By the career numbers, Lefty Bowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Bowe and Harry Staley

Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.85
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.17
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.47
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.16
63.16
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.58
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.02
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
3.81
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
7.41
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
4.39
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
7.9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
39.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.19
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
33.53
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Lefty Bowe and Harry Staley

Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.85
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.17
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.83
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.81
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.12
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.632
1.632
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Bowe and Harry Staley

Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
335.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
564.71
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
557.56
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
4.42
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.1
-19.45
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
160
93.02
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
34
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
6.45
6.45
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100