John Burke vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

John Burke
Gen XColoradoThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

John Burke 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 6.75 and 1.835 for John Burke. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Burke and Harry Staley

John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.08
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.72
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.14
32.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
6.75
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.93
7.93
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
12.54
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
9.8
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.54
12.54
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.93
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
3.98
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
6.99
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.99
6.99
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.6
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.36
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.84
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
43.75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.48
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
5.86
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.6
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.835
1.835
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
38.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9227
36.45
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.361
0.361
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for John Burke and Harry Staley

John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.72
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.84
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.69
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.464
0.464
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.14
32.14
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Burke and Harry Staley

John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
756.52
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
21
547.83
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
101.74
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
81.98
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
17.9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
17.64
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
3.83
3.83
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100