Lefty Calhoun vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Lefty Calhoun
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis-New Orleans StarsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Calhoun 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 4.4 and 1.417 for Lefty Calhoun. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Calhoun and Harry Staley

Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.98
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.93
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.02
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.43
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.62
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.18
41.18
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.88
46.88
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
4.4
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
872
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
290.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
9.2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.37
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
3.56
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
4.68
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.915
0.915
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1277
39.54
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.71
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
5.67
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.62
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.59
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1134
35.11
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Lefty Calhoun and Harry Staley

Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.88
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1075
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
358.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.53
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
2.13
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.08
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.65
97.65
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.107
1.107
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Calhoun and Harry Staley

Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
318.88
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
143
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
562.24
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
557.56
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
22
92.31
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
18
75.52
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.59
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
11.63
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16.78
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
5.56
23.31
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
27
113.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
28
117.48
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
54.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
52.91
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
75.52
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
63.37
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
130.07
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
112.21
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
4.77
20.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20.98
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
160
93.02
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
143
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
6.45
6.45
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.59
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100