Kenta Maeda vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Kenta Maeda
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kenta Maeda 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 4.2 and 1.187 for Kenta Maeda. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kenta Maeda and Harry Staley

Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
2.06
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.62
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.54
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.51
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.84
54.84
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.11
76.11
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
4.2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
2960
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
986.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
873
7.96
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.96
7.96
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
2.6
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.12
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1055
9.62
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.62
9.62
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4086
37.27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
4.43
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.21
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.56
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.174
1.174
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3727
34
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.27
37.27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Kenta Maeda and Harry Staley

Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
2.06
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.57
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
2960
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
986.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.6
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.99
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.12
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
1.71
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
1.59
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.05
93.05
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.11
76.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.15
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kenta Maeda and Harry Staley

Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
238
664.19
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
215
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
179
499.53
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
28
78.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
23
64.19
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.16
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.79
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
5
13.95
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
5.47
15.27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
35
97.67
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
29
80.93
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
12
33.49
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
14
39.07
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
25
69.77
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
2.59
7.23
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.79
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
117.21
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
5.12
5.12
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
97.67
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.37
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100