Jay Dahl vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Jay Dahl
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jay Dahl 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 16.88 and 2.625 for Jay Dahl. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jay Dahl and Harry Staley

Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Jay Dahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Jay Dahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.85
90.85
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jay Dahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
16.88
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.88
16.88
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.98
10.98
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jay Dahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.438
0.438
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Jay Dahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
23.63
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
9.8
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.63
23.63
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Jay Dahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.37
Jay Dahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jay Dahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jay Dahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
604
2.39
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Dahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
2.97
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.595
0.595
Jay Dahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.36
Jay Dahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
54
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Jay Dahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
23.63
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
5.86
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.63
23.63
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.625
2.625
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
54
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9227
36.45
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.438
0.438
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jay Dahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Jay Dahl and Harry Staley

Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Jay Dahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Jay Dahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Jay Dahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jay Dahl and Harry Staley

Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
168.02
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1032
600
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Dahl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
160
93.02
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100