Lefty Hoerst vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Lefty Hoerst
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Hoerst 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 5.17 and 1.598 for Lefty Hoerst. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Hoerst and Harry Staley

Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.53
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.06
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.26
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.85
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.26
23.26
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.84
41.84
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
5.17
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1044
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
9.85
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
9.8
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.85
9.85
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.53
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
2.72
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
2.97
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.805
0.805
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1569
40.58
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
5.95
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
5.86
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.598
1.598
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1391
35.97
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.58
40.58
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Lefty Hoerst and Harry Staley

Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.13
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6900
27
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2300
9
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.92
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Hoerst and Harry Staley

Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
565.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
91
525
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
14
80.77
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
13
75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
2.96
17.06
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
15
86.54
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
20
115.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
2.32
13.37
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
6
34.62
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
126.92
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
4.73
4.73
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100