Dave Cole vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Dave Cole
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave 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 4.93 and 1.770 for Dave 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 Dave Cole and Harry Staley

Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
3.19
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.68
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.14
32.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
4.93
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
237.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
8.38
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.38
8.38
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.61
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
7.55
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.55
7.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.51
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.36
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1101
41.75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.18
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
5.73
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
895
33.94
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.75
41.75
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Dave Cole and Harry Staley

Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
7.39
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
102.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.41
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.78
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.81
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
5.45
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.19
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.16
95.16
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.702
0.702
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.24
20.24
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Cole and Harry Staley

Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
796.88
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
571.88
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
557.56
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
131.25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
101.74
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
81.98
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
19.77
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.65
62.36
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60.78
35.34
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
243.75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
133.72
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
150
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
141.86
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
103.13
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
63.37
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
11
103.13
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.3
59.1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.08
34.35
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
140.63
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
4.27
4.27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100