Sam Gibson vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Sam Gibson
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sam Gibson 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 4.28 and 1.574 for Sam Gibson. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Gibson and Harry Staley

Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.15
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.49
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Sam Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.58
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.71
45.71
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.25
57.25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Sam Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Sam Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
4.28
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1765
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
588.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Sam Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676
10.34
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
9.8
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Sam Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.41
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Sam Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Sam Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
3.82
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
3.18
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Sam Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Sam Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.779
0.779
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Sam Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.21
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Sam Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.35
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2652
40.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Sam Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.52
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Sam Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
5.38
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Sam Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.574
1.574
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2379
36.39
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Sam Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Sam Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.57
40.57
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Sam Gibson and Harry Staley

Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.13
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6900
27
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2300
9
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Sam Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Sam Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.71
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.122
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Gibson and Harry Staley

Sam Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
375.36
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
211
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
202
574.41
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
557.56
Sam Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Sam Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
142.18
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
101.74
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
116.59
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
81.98
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.59
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
11.63
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.59
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
19.77
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14.67
41.72
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60.78
35.34
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
167.77
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
133.72
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
150.71
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
141.86
Sam Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Sam Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Sam Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Sam Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Sam Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Sam Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
48.34
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
39.81
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
31
88.15
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17.11
48.64
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.08
34.35
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.53
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.81
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
160
93.02
Sam Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.07
15.07
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
6.45
6.45
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Sam Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.06
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Sam Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100