Dale Matthewson vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Dale Matthewson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Dale Matthewson and Harry Staley are fairly close on the surface numbers. Harry Staley had the edge in ERA (3.81 vs 4.34). By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Dale Matthewson and Harry Staley

Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.34
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.02
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.47
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.34
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
8.22
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.37
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.72
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.48
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
2.97
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
37.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.86
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.34
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
33.83
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Dale Matthewson and Harry Staley

Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.13
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6900
27
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2300
9
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.464
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dale Matthewson and Harry Staley

Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
2900
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
81.98
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
18.03
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
21.87
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
100
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100