Harvey Haddix vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Harvey Haddix
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Harvey Haddix 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. Harvey Haddix posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.63 and WHIP 1.267 compared to 3.81 and 1.354 for Harry Staley. By the career numbers, Harvey Haddix had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harvey Haddix and Harry Staley

Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.82
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.15
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.55
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.54
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.46
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.47
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.62
54.62
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.91
62.91
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
901
3.63
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
3.81
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
6705
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
2235
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2154
8.67
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
0.97
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
2.42
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.31
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1575
6.34
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.23
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
9330
37.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.34
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1012
4.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
8686
34.98
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.57
37.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Harvey Haddix and Harry Staley

Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
2.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.15
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
5820
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
1940
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.53
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
1.66
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.1
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
2.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
2.19
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.75
95.75
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.41
54.41
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harvey Haddix and Harry Staley

Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
531
365.79
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 600 PA
871
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 600 PA
798
549.71
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 600 PAverified
169
116.42
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
101.74
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 600 PA
119
81.97
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
25.49
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.63
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.76
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
34.44
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
34
19.77
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60.61
41.75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60.78
35.34
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
162.57
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
230
133.72
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 600 PAverified
217
149.48
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
141.86
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
65.44
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
91
52.91
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 600 PA
64
44.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 600 PA
155
106.77
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.68
41.8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
59.08
34.35
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 600 PA
46
31.69
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 600 PA
162
111.6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 600 PA
5.38
5.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
13.78
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.44
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 600 PA
15
10.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.76
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.76
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100