Curt Davis vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Curt Davis
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Curt Davis 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. Curt Davis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.42 and WHIP 1.264 compared to 3.81 and 1.354 for Harry Staley. By the career numbers, Curt Davis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Curt Davis and Harry Staley

Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
1.66
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.09
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.61
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.54
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.51
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.67
54.67
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.5
65.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
3.42
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
3.81
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2459
9.52
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
0.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.85
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
604
2.39
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
2.65
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
2.97
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.595
0.595
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.18
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9752
37.75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.43
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
4
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9226
35.71
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.75
37.75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Curt Davis and Harry Staley

Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.13
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6900
27
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2300
9
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.32
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.776
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Curt Davis and Harry Staley

Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
449
298.01
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
904
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
813
539.6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
109.51
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
101.74
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
137
90.93
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
81.98
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
17
11.28
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
28
18.58
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
48.17
31.97
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
142.7
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
133.72
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
193
128.1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
70
46.46
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
81
53.76
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
140
92.92
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
46.41
30.8
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
28
18.58
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
176
116.81
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
5.14
5.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
41.81
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
19
12.61
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.66
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.66
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100