Walt Masterson vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Walt Masterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Walt Masterson 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 4.15 and 1.515 for Walt Masterson. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Walt Masterson and Harry Staley

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
2.18
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.02
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.43
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.55
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.82
43.82
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.12
46.12
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
760
4.15
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4949
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1649.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1613
8.8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
4.83
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
4.45
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.18
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7281
39.72
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.63
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
4.84
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6367
34.74
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Walt Masterson and Harry Staley

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
72.3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
16.67
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
50.92
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.81
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
73.39
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
67.59
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
92.1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.44
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walt Masterson and Harry Staley

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
435.38
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
554
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
486
526.35
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
68
73.65
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
57
61.73
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.17
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11.91
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
16.16
17.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
81
87.73
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
102
110.47
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
37
40.07
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
28.16
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
63
68.23
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.62
9.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
34
36.82
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
221
239.35
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.82
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.08
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.17
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100