Babe Herman vs. Gale Staley — Career Comparison

Babe Herman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRight Fielder
Gale Staley
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Babe Herman and Gale Staley are closely matched on the surface stats. Gale Staley posted stronger numbers in OPS (.964 vs .915) and on-base percentage (.464 vs .383). Babe Herman had the advantage in slugging (.532 vs .500). By the career numbers, Gale Staley had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Babe Herman and Gale Staley

Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1552
149.57
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
150
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6226
600
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5603
539.96
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
557.14
Babe Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Gale Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Babe Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.924
0.924
Gale Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.931
0.931
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1818
175.2
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
235.71
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1128
108.71
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
192.86
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
38.45
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
10.6
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
17.44
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
690
66.5
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1115.65
107.52
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.57
119.33
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2980
287.18
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
13
278.57
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2349
226.37
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
278.57
Babe Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Gale Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Babe Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.915
0.915
Gale Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.964
0.964
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Babe Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Gale Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.942
0.942
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.938
0.938
Babe Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Gale Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
882
85
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
997
96.08
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1698
163.64
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
107.14
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1166.5
112.42
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.97
127.88
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.06
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
50.11
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Babe Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
553
53.29
Gale Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Babe Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
11.26
11.26
Gale Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28
Babe Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.94
0.94
Gale Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
8.87
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
43
4.14
Gale Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
9.06
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gale Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
9.06
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Babe Herman and Gale Staley

Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Gale Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1421
Gale Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Babe Herman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gale Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Herman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gale Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Herman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gale Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4376
Gale Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
Gale Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Babe Herman
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
Gale Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4761
Gale Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4624
Gale Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Babe Herman
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.12
Gale Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.92
Babe Herman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.254
Gale Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6.714
Babe Herman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gale Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
Gale Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Babe Herman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gale Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Herman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gale Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Herman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gale Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Herman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gale Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0