Ron Mathis vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Ron Mathis
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ron Mathis 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 5.93 and 1.610 for Ron Mathis. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Mathis and Harry Staley

Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.88
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.02
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.81
25.81
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.93
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
10.21
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
9.8
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.99
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.17
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.61
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.976
0.976
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
41.05
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.88
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
6.8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
5.86
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.598
1.598
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
35.78
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.05
41.05
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Ron Mathis and Harry Staley

Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.88
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.77
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.32
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
90.48
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.613
0.613
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.81
25.81
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Mathis and Harry Staley

Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
978.95
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
3.91
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.61
-19.22
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100