Storm Davis vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Storm Davis
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Storm 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. Harry Staley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.81 and WHIP 1.354 compared to 4.02 and 1.425 for Storm Davis. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Storm Davis and Harry Staley

Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
2.23
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.21
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.54
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.49
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.07
54.07
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.07
54.07
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.15
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
796
4.02
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5342
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1780.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1792
9.06
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.06
9.06
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.69
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
687
3.47
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1048
5.3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.41
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.36
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7623
38.53
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.43
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
4.38
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.87
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.392
1.392
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6809
34.41
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Storm Davis and Harry Staley

Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
2.23
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.21
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5342
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1780.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.61
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
0.99
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
1.67
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
1.6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.06
96.06
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.717
0.717
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.07
54.07
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Storm Davis and Harry Staley

Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
15600
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
564.71
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
557.56
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
1.96
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
-1
-35.3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
352.94
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1.7
1.7
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100