Brian Gordon vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Brian Gordon
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brian Gordon 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 4.4 and 1.395 for Brian Gordon. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian Gordon and Harry Staley

Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.26
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.4
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
10.05
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
9.8
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.88
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.88
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
604
2.39
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.558
0.558
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.595
0.595
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.26
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
38.93
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.4
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
35.16
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.93
38.93
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Brian Gordon and Harry Staley

Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.26
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.63
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.26
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.88
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.88
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Gordon and Harry Staley

Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
1500
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
29.73
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
141.86
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
64.17
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.08
34.35
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
37.79
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100