Keith Creel vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Keith Creel
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Keith Creel 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 5.6 and 1.648 for Keith Creel. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Keith Creel and Harry Staley

Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.44
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.07
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Keith Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.62
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.32
26.32
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.64
43.64
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Keith Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
5.6
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
202.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Keith Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
10.84
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
9.8
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.84
10.84
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Keith Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.51
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Keith Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
3.91
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Keith Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Keith Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.829
0.829
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Keith Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Keith Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
40.72
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Keith Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
5.95
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
5.86
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.44
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.638
1.638
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
812
36.06
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Keith Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Keith Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.72
40.72
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Keith Creel and Harry Staley

Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.44
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Keith Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.07
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
202.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.53
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.93
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Keith Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.47
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.47
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Keith Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Keith Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.64
43.64
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Creel and Harry Staley

Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
168.02
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1032
600
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
160
93.02
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100