Johnny Gorsica vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Johnny Gorsica
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Johnny Gorsica 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 4.18 and 1.416 for Johnny Gorsica. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Johnny Gorsica and Harry Staley

Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
2.54
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.8
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.02
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.39
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.49
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.29
44.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.37
31.37
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
4.18
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
2171
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
723.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
9.68
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.55
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
3.07
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.717
0.717
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
3136
39
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.99
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
4.79
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
2872
35.72
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
39
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Johnny Gorsica and Harry Staley

Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.13
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6900
27
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2300
9
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.64
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.412
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Johnny Gorsica and Harry Staley

Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PAverified
214
541.77
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
237
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
217
549.37
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
113.92
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
101.74
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
86.08
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
81.98
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.66
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
11.63
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.66
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.53
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.85
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
19.77
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.04
38.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60.78
35.34
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
159.49
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
133.72
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
146.84
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
141.86
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
58.23
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
52.91
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
14
35.44
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
36
91.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.18
38.44
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.08
34.35
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
13
32.91
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
106.33
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
5.64
5.64
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.72
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.72
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100