Marv Goodwin vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Marv Goodwin
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Marv Goodwin 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. Marv Goodwin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.268 compared to 3.81 and 1.354 for Harry Staley. By the career numbers, Marv Goodwin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Marv Goodwin and Harry Staley

Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.05
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.97
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.02
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.65
45.65
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
3.3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
3.81
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1342
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
447.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
9.4
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.37
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.01
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
604
2.39
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
2.43
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
2.97
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.494
0.494
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.595
0.595
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1898
38.19
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.48
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.39
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1783
35.87
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Marv Goodwin and Harry Staley

Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.13
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6900
27
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2300
9
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.45
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Marv Goodwin and Harry Staley

Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
403.92
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
153
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
129
505.88
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
94.12
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
90.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
81.98
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.92
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.92
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
6.82
26.74
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
26
101.96
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
35
137.25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
50.98
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.76
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
16
62.75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
8.19
32.11
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
43.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
37.79
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
86.27
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
160
93.02
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.95
6.95
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
6.45
6.45
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
50.98
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100