George Britt vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

George Britt
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

George Britt 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 4.15 and 1.366 for George Britt. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Britt and Harry Staley

George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.03
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.56
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.54
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.45
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.47
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.89
66.89
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.65
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
4.15
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2636
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
878.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
9.25
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.25
9.25
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.33
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.37
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
3.04
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
4.76
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.33
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3420
35.03
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
5.75
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.75
5.75
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.21
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.54
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2973
30.45
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.03
35.03
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for George Britt and Harry Staley

George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.63
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.07
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5328
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1776
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
2.77
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
1.79
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.35
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
4.91
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
900
4.56
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.88
92.88
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.795
2.795
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.796
1.796
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.84
65.84
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.14
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.23
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Britt and Harry Staley

George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
215.09
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
901
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
816
543.4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
139.84
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
175
101.74
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
112.54
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
141
81.98
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.31
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.63
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.66
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
27.3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
34
19.77
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84.58
56.33
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
60.78
35.34
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
262
174.47
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
230
133.72
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
177.14
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
244
141.86
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
62.6
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
91
52.91
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
76
50.61
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
168
111.88
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.26
64.76
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
59.08
34.35
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.33
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
48
31.96
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.67
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
160
93.02
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
901
901
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
6.45
6.45
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
48
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
19.31
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
8.66
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.67
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.32
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
92.86
92.86
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100