Lafayette Dumas vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Lafayette Dumas
Greatest GenerationOklahomaNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lafayette Dumas 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 4.3 and 1.357 for Lafayette Dumas. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lafayette Dumas and Harry Staley

Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.86
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.85
90.85
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.03
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.92
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
4.3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.191
0.191
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
6.36
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.36
6.36
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.37
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.68
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.47
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.127
1.127
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
39.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.86
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
33.36
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Lafayette Dumas and Harry Staley

Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.44
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.26
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
430
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
143.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.69
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.07
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.96
86.96
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lafayette Dumas and Harry Staley

Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
214.93
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
67
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
582.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
557.56
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
116.42
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
101.74
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
107.46
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
81.98
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
3.74
33.46
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
143.28
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
133.72
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
14
125.37
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
62.69
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
52.91
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.82
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
89.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
3.77
33.72
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
160
93.02
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100