Ray Caldwell vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Ray Caldwell
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ray Caldwell 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. Ray Caldwell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.22 and WHIP 1.261 compared to 3.81 and 1.354 for Harry Staley. By the career numbers, Ray Caldwell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Caldwell and Harry Staley

Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.38
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
1.04
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.53
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.48
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.57
52.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.8
75.8
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.74
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
3.22
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
3.81
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6726
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2242
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2089
8.39
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.24
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.37
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
738
2.96
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
4.04
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.778
0.778
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9094
36.51
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.25
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
992
3.98
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.261
1.261
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8293
33.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Ray Caldwell and Harry Staley

Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
187.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
96.63
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
251.53
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
1.81
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
16.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
364.26
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
348.16
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.58
95.58
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.861
1.861
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.796
1.796
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Caldwell and Harry Staley

Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
590
278.96
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1269
600
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1164
550.35
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
136.64
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
175
101.74
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
107.33
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
141
81.98
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
21.75
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.63
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
3.78
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
3.78
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
29.31
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
34
19.77
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118.02
55.8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
60.78
35.34
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
177.3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
230
133.72
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
174.94
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
244
141.86
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
65.25
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
91
52.91
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
53.9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
115.37
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
193
112.21
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129.68
61.31
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
59.08
34.35
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.42
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
36.88
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
92.67
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
93.02
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.47
6.47
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
6.45
6.45
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
11.35
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
10.87
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.31
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
14.18
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
76.67
76.67
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100