Don Gross vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Don Gross
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Don Gross 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. Don Gross posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.337 compared to 3.81 and 1.354 for Harry Staley. By the career numbers, Don Gross had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Don Gross and Harry Staley

Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
3.28
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.84
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.02
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.45
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.52
25.52
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.23
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.73
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
3.81
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1194
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
9.05
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.02
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
2.65
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.34
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
5.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.872
0.872
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1689
38.19
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.24
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
4.25
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1565
35.39
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Don Gross and Harry Staley

Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
3.28
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.84
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1195
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
398.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.66
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.63
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.28
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.06
98.06
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.697
0.697
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.52
25.52
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Gross and Harry Staley

Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
719.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
104
515.7
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
11
54.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
1.7
8.45
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
13
64.46
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
16
79.34
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
19.83
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
14
69.42
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.4
-6.93
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
5
24.79
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
158.68
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
3.78
3.78
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
54.55
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100