Dolly Gray vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Dolly Gray
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dolly Gray 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. Dolly Gray posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.52 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 3.81 and 1.354 for Harry Staley. By the career numbers, Dolly Gray had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dolly Gray and Harry Staley

Dolly Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.11
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Dolly Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.73
22.73
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.73
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dolly Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.52
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
3.81
Dolly Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Dolly Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Dolly Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Dolly Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
9.29
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Dolly Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Dolly Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.37
Dolly Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Dolly Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dolly Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
2.88
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
3.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Dolly Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Dolly Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.695
0.695
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Dolly Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.38
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.36
Dolly Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2369
37.54
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.35
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Dolly Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
5.05
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Dolly Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dolly Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2165
34.3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Dolly Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Dolly Gray and Harry Staley

Dolly Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.98
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Dolly Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.12
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1350
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.46
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
3.78
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.81
Dolly Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.62
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
4.24
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.77
91.77
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Dolly Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.141
2.141
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.796
1.796
Dolly Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.57
56.57
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dolly Gray and Harry Staley

Dolly Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
288.21
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
229
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218
571.18
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
557.56
Dolly Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
115.28
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
101.74
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
91.7
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
81.98
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.96
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
11.63
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.62
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
23.58
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
19.77
Dolly Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
12.75
33.4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
141.48
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
133.72
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
53
138.86
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Dolly Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Dolly Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Dolly Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
10
26.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
16
41.92
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
26
68.12
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
12.73
33.36
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
9
23.58
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dolly Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
159.83
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.24
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Dolly Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100