Al Gould vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Al Gould
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Gould 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. Al Gould posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.05 and WHIP 1.435 compared to 3.81 and 1.354 for Harry Staley. By the career numbers, Al Gould had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Gould and Harry Staley

Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.56
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.72
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.02
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.07
28.07
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
3.05
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
3.81
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
200.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
8.79
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.37
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
4.13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
2.92
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
2.97
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.782
0.782
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
837
37.54
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.21
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.63
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
33.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Al Gould and Harry Staley

Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.13
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6900
27
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2300
9
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.263
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Gould and Harry Staley

Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
570
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
60
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
53
530
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
8
80
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
6
60
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
11.63
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
19.77
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
20.73
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
10
100
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
11
110
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
4
40
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
6
60
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
1.37
13.75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
200
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
40
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100