Claude Grier vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Claude Grier
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlantic City Bacharach GiantsAmerican Negro LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Claude Grier 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 4.6 and 1.424 for Claude Grier. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Claude Grier and Harry Staley

Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.43
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.12
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.54
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.72
51.72
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.21
78.21
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.79
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
4.6
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.406
0.406
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1473
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
491
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
8.78
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.22
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.37
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
4.03
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
6.51
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.51
6.51
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.171
1.171
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.27
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1461
26.78
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
5.59
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.82
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.27
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1181
21.65
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.574
0.574
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.78
26.78
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Claude Grier and Harry Staley

Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.17
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.66
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1009
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
336.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.54
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.85
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.81
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.71
92.71
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.099
1.099
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.54
76.54
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Claude Grier and Harry Staley

Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
256.39
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
227
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
196
518.06
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
124.23
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
101.74
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
116.3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
81.98
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.93
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.93
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16.9
44.67
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60.78
35.34
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
50
132.16
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
179.74
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
141.86
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.15
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
52.91
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
13
34.36
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
35
92.51
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21.41
56.59
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.08
34.35
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
52.86
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
37.79
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.29
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
160
93.02
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113.5
113.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
6.45
6.45
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.43
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.64
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.64
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100