Bill Butland vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Bill Butland
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Butland 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 3.88 and 1.288 for Bill Butland. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Butland and Harry Staley

Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.91
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.02
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.54
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.54
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.47
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.88
46.88
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
3.88
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
150.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
8.24
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.66
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
3.35
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.7
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.94
1.94
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.783
0.783
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
642
38.35
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
4.12
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
583
34.83
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Bill Butland and Harry Staley

Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.13
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6900
27
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2300
9
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Butland and Harry Staley

Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
391.84
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
39
477.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
4.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.71
-8.63
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
85.71
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
37.79
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
195.92
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
3.06
3.06
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100