Harry Ely vs. Otis Starks — Career Comparison

Harry Ely
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Otis Starks
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Otis Starks built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Ely as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Otis Starks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.567 compared to 7.71 and 3.000 for Harry Ely. By the career numbers, Otis Starks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Ely and Otis Starks

Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.49
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.33
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.57
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.84
36.84
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.25
68.25
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.62
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
7.71
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.95
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.34
13.34
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
18
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
10.74
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.74
10.74
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.5
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.37
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
4.01
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.819
0.819
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
56.57
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1692
40.11
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
11.57
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
6.38
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.26
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.567
1.567
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
45
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1489
35.3
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.57
56.57
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Harry Ely and Otis Starks

Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.49
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.02
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1160
27
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386.2
9
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.12
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.21
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
2.51
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
2.3
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.547
1.547
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Ely and Otis Starks

Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
248.15
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
600
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
533.33
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
74.07
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
66.67
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
17.89
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
81.48
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
114.81
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
59.26
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.11
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
70.37
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
13.3
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.04
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.81
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.5
40.5
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.93
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100