Slick Castleman vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Slick Castleman
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Slick Castleman 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 4.25 and 1.478 for Slick Castleman. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Slick Castleman and Harry Staley

Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.86
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.21
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.54
Slick Castleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.4
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.47
Slick Castleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.06
58.06
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.29
65.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Slick Castleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
4.25
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1760
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
586.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Slick Castleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
644
9.88
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
9.8
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.88
9.88
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Slick Castleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.69
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Slick Castleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
3.42
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
3.45
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Slick Castleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Slick Castleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.764
0.764
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Slick Castleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.26
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Slick Castleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.14
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2580
39.58
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.35
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Slick Castleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
4.96
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Slick Castleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.478
1.478
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2348
36.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Slick Castleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Slick Castleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Slick Castleman and Harry Staley

Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.13
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6900
27
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2300
9
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Slick Castleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Slick Castleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.74
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Slick Castleman and Harry Staley

Slick Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
330.94
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
223
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
207
556.95
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
28
75.34
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
23
61.88
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.07
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
13.45
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Slick Castleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Slick Castleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
6.78
18.24
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
37
99.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
37
99.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
18
48.43
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
32.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
28
75.34
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
3.61
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
24.22
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slick Castleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
180.27
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Slick Castleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.83
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.76
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Slick Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100