Kent Greenfield vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Kent Greenfield
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kent Greenfield 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 4.54 and 1.506 for Kent Greenfield. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kent Greenfield and Harry Staley

Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.76
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.18
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.48
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Kent Greenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.56
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.07
46.07
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.11
67.11
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.42
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Kent Greenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
4.54
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2326
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
775.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Kent Greenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
871
10.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
9.8
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.11
10.11
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Kent Greenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.42
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Kent Greenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Kent Greenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
3.45
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
2.81
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
2.97
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Kent Greenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.695
0.695
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Kent Greenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.16
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Kent Greenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.24
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3441
39.94
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Kent Greenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.31
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Kent Greenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
5.21
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Kent Greenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3123
36.25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Kent Greenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Kent Greenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.94
39.94
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Kent Greenfield and Harry Staley

Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.13
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6900
27
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2300
9
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Kent Greenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Kent Greenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.28
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.362
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kent Greenfield and Harry Staley

Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
343.82
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
267
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
237
532.58
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
24
53.93
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
22
49.44
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.49
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.49
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
3.49
7.84
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
26
58.43
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
33
74.16
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
12
26.97
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.24
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
17
38.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.2
-9.43
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
20.22
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Greenfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
157.3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Kent Greenfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
47.19
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Kent Greenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100