Candy Cummings vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Candy Cummings
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MutualsUnknownHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Candy Cummings 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. Candy Cummings posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.42 and WHIP 1.228 compared to 3.81 and 1.354 for Harry Staley. By the career numbers, Candy Cummings had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Candy Cummings and Harry Staley

Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
1.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.12
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.02
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.61
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.54
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.39
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.47
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.67
60.67
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.59
99.59
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.85
90.85
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.98
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
0.92
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
2.42
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
3.81
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
6449
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2149.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2526
10.58
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
9.8
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.58
10.58
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.37
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.47
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
604
2.39
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
1.08
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
2.97
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.173
0.173
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.595
0.595
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.28
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9583
40.12
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1450
6.07
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
5.86
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9470
39.65
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9227
36.45
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Candy Cummings and Harry Staley

Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
1.03
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.13
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.44
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
6645
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2215
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.44
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
1.3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.26
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
494
2.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
1.74
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.84
86.84
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.689
1.689
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.52
42.52
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Candy Cummings and Harry Staley

Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
247
136.72
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
168.02
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
600
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1068
591.14
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
959
557.56
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
125.65
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
175
101.74
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
104.61
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
141
81.98
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
16.05
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.63
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.98
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
21.03
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
34
19.77
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
58.89
32.6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
151.66
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
230
133.72
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
243
134.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
82.47
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
91
52.91
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
107
59.23
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
141.7
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
193
112.21
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.69
34.7
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
59.08
34.35
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
16
8.86
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
28.23
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
160
93.02
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.25
21.25
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
6.45
6.45
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.21
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.66
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.77
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100