Ken Heintzelman vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Ken Heintzelman
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Heintzelman 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 3.93 and 1.445 for Ken Heintzelman. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Heintzelman and Harry Staley

Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.91
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.46
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.59
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
44
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.37
57.37
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
3.93
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4505
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1501.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1540
9.23
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.23
9.23
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
630
3.78
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
3.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.795
0.795
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6497
38.94
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.43
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
4.47
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.445
1.445
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5853
35.08
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.94
38.94
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Ken Heintzelman and Harry Staley

Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.13
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6900
27
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2300
9
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.75
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.953
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Heintzelman and Harry Staley

Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
382.14
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
504
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
440
523.81
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
56
66.67
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
51
60.71
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.95
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.95
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
8.36
9.95
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
61
72.62
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
78
92.86
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
25
29.76
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
33
39.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
58
69.05
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.76
-2.1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
22
26.19
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
134.52
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
4.46
4.46
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
50
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
14.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100