Archie Cole vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Archie Cole
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightNorth AmericaToledo TigersNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Archie Cole 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 9.11 and 2.138 for Archie Cole. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Archie Cole and Harry Staley

Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.69
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.54
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.75
7.75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
11.81
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
9.8
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
7.43
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.05
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
45.23
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.48
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
5.86
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.48
11.48
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.138
2.138
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
36.11
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.23
45.23
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Archie Cole and Harry Staley

Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.69
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.36
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.81
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.7
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Archie Cole and Harry Staley

Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
360
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
8.98
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
13.63
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
160
93.02
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100