George Harney vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

George Harney
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

George Harney 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. George Harney posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.32 and WHIP 1.293 compared to 3.81 and 1.354 for Harry Staley. By the career numbers, George Harney had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Harney and Harry Staley

George Harney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
George Harney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
George Harney
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.92
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.02
George Harney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.54
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.47
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.1
56.1
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
George Harney
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.73
58.73
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
George Harney
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
George Harney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
3.32
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
3.81
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
George Harney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
George Harney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
George Harney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
George Harney
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
752
9.36
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.36
9.36
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.37
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
2.28
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
604
2.39
George Harney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
George Harney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
3.91
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
George Harney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.687
0.687
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.22
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
George Harney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Harney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2626
32.69
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
4.29
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
George Harney
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.07
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Harney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.49
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
George Harney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2339
29.12
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
George Harney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
George Harney
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.69
32.69
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for George Harney and Harry Staley

George Harney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
George Harney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.87
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.06
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Harney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1906
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
George Harney
Career
Per 9 Innings
635.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
George Harney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
George Harney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
3.19
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.81
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
George Harney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.63
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
George Harney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
3.51
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.879
1.879
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.796
1.796
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.82
56.82
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Harney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
George Harney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Harney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Harney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Harney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Harney and Harry Staley

George Harney
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
George Harney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
137
268.63
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
George Harney
Career
Per 600 PA
306
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
George Harney
Career
Per 600 PA
279
547.06
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
George Harney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
127.45
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
101.74
George Harney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
105.88
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
81.98
George Harney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.76
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
11.63
George Harney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.84
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
George Harney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.96
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
George Harney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
19.77
George Harney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
George Harney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
George Harney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
George Harney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22.24
43.61
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60.78
35.34
George Harney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
160.78
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
133.72
George Harney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
152.94
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
141.86
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
George Harney
Career
Per 600 PA
23
45.1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
George Harney
Career
Per 600 PA
30
58.82
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
George Harney
Career
Per 600 PA
52
101.96
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
George Harney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26.1
51.17
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.08
34.35
George Harney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
George Harney
Career
Per 600 PA
13
25.49
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
George Harney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.96
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
160
93.02
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
306
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
6.45
6.45
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
George Harney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.45
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
George Harney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Harney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Harney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
George Harney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Harney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
George Harney
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100