Eugene Jones vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Eugene Jones
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Eugene Jones 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 6.08 and 2.070 for Eugene Jones. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eugene Jones and Harry Staley

Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.28
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.76
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.54
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.47
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
10.27
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
9.8
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.27
10.27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.37
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
8.37
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.37
8.37
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
6.08
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.606
1.606
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.36
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
45.63
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6.85
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
5.86
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
37.27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9227
36.45
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.63
45.63
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Eugene Jones and Harry Staley

Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.28
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.66
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.81
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.76
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.56
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.8
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eugene Jones and Harry Staley

Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
327.27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
557.56
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
101.74
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
81.98
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
17.84
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
52.91
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
63.37
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
112.21
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
15.48
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
160
93.02
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100