Johnny Marcum vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Johnny Marcum
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Johnny Marcum 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 4.66 and 1.467 for Johnny Marcum. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Johnny Marcum and Harry Staley

Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.08
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.53
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.52
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.78
50.78
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.69
67.69
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.56
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569
4.66
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3298
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1099.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1269
10.39
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
9.8
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.74
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
2.82
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
3.21
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4847
39.68
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
5.16
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.467
1.467
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4494
36.79
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9227
36.45
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Johnny Marcum and Harry Staley

Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.13
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6900
27
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2300
9
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.31
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.251
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Johnny Marcum and Harry Staley

Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
309.31
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
580
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
533
551.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141
145.86
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
101.74
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
121.03
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
81.98
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
18.62
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
11.63
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.03
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.17
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
19.77
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55.43
57.35
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60.78
35.34
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
182.07
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
133.72
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
183.1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
141.86
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
57.93
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
52.91
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
72.41
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
63.37
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
125.17
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
112.21
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.25
66.46
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
59.08
34.35
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
36
37.24
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
33.1
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
160
93.02
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.13
18.13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
6.45
6.45
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
1.13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.38
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.03
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.03
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100