Phil Marchildon vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Phil Marchildon
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Phil Marchildon 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 3.93 and 1.456 for Phil Marchildon. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Marchildon and Harry Staley

Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.37
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.56
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.55
47.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.57
87.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.61
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
530
3.93
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3643
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1214.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1084
8.03
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.6
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
5.07
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
3.56
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.33
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5309
39.35
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
4.48
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.456
1.456
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4602
34.11
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Phil Marchildon and Harry Staley

Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.13
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6900
27
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2300
9
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.62
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.189
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Marchildon and Harry Staley

Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
185
236.67
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
469
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
405
518.12
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
58
74.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
49
62.69
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.96
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
9
11.51
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
13.53
17.31
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
70
89.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
86
110.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
21
26.87
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
26
33.26
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
46
58.85
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
7.97
10.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
27
34.54
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
140.72
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
4.26
4.26
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
46.06
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.96
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100