Harold Gould vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Harold Gould
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Harold 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. Harry Staley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.81 and WHIP 1.354 compared to 9.18 and 2.010 for Harold Gould. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harold Gould and Harry Staley

Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.16
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.81
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.02
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Harold Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.81
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.54
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Harold Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
9.18
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.369
0.369
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Harold Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
14.85
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
9.8
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.85
14.85
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Harold Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.16
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Harold Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.24
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.78
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Harold Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Harold Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Harold Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Harold Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
44.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.81
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Harold Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
9.99
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
5.86
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.99
9.99
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.08
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harold Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.81
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
40.23
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9227
36.45
Harold Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Harold Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.55
44.55
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Harold Gould and Harry Staley

Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.16
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Harold Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.81
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.43
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.81
Harold Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.7
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.43
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Harold Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harold Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harold Gould and Harry Staley

Harold Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Harold Gould
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
412.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Harold Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Harold Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
14
525
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Harold Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Harold Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Harold Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Harold Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Harold Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Harold Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Harold Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Harold Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Harold Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Harold Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Harold Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Harold Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
21.24
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Harold Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Harold Gould
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
141.86
Harold Gould
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Harold Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Harold Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Harold Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Harold Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Harold Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Harold Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Harold Gould
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
52.91
Harold Gould
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
63.37
Harold Gould
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
262.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
112.21
Harold Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
24.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Harold Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Harold Gould
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
37.79
Harold Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harold Gould
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
160
93.02
Harold Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Harold Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Harold Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Harold Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harold Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harold Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Harold Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harold Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Harold Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100