John Gast vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

John Gast
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

John Gast 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 5.11 and 1.297 for John Gast. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Gast and Harry Staley

John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.19
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.19
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.54
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.47
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.85
90.85
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
8.03
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
3.65
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.84
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
37.95
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
34.3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for John Gast and Harry Staley

John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.19
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.19
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Gast and Harry Staley

John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
2.15
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
52.91
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-21.82
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
37.79
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100