Robert Hughes vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Robert Hughes
UnknownThrows RightIndianapolis AthleticsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Robert Hughes 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 6.61 and 1.796 for Robert Hughes. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Robert Hughes and Harry Staley

Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.65
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.47
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Robert Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.29
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Robert Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.61
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Robert Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Robert Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
13.78
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
9.8
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.78
13.78
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Robert Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.37
Robert Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Robert Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Robert Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
2.39
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
604
2.39
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.22
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Robert Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Robert Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.735
0.735
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Robert Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Robert Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
45
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Robert Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
8.82
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
5.86
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.55
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.796
1.796
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
41.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9227
36.45
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Robert Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Robert Hughes and Harry Staley

Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.65
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Robert Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.47
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.94
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.81
Robert Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.12
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.94
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
Robert Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.778
1.778
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Robert Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Robert Hughes and Harry Staley

Robert Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
284.21
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
557.56
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
11.63
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
19.77
Robert Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
19.62
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
126.32
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
9.18
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
160
93.02
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Robert Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100