Matt Garza vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Matt Garza
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Garza 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 4.09 and 1.338 for Matt Garza. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Garza and Harry Staley

Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.53
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.49
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.49
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.56
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.73
46.73
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.85
90.85
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
4.09
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
5132
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1710.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
8.84
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
1.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
581
3.06
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1380
7.26
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.26
7.26
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.146
1.146
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.28
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.26
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
7313
38.47
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
4.61
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.31
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.26
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.77
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
6575
34.59
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.47
38.47
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Matt Garza and Harry Staley

Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.53
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.49
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
5132
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1710.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.51
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.68
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.14
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
1.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
1.18
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.29
89.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Garza and Harry Staley

Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
554.14
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
314
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
274
523.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
22
42.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
19
36.31
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.73
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.73
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
4.7
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
25
47.77
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
31
59.24
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.64
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
11
21.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
-10.87
-20.77
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.73
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
6
11.46
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
296.18
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
2.03
2.03
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
59.24
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.82
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.91
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100